South Dakota teen takes 10-year-old sister with terminal disease to winter formal A South Dakota teenage boy could have picked his date for his high school’s Valentine’s Winter Formal from his group of classmates, but instead he chose to take his younger sister, who is suffering from a rare cancer that has become terminal.
Pennsylvania 8-year-old shaves head to support cousin's cancer battle A Pennsylvania third-grader with three family members battling cancer decided to shave her head in support of the youngest, her 3-year-old cousin Cooper.
NYC backs legislation banning smokeless tobacco in ballparks NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Health Department is backing legislation that would ban smokeless tobacco from all ticketed sports arenas, including Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.
NIH taking first steps on huge precision medicine project WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama held out the promise of medical breakthroughs Thursday as his administration moved ahead with a major project to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventive care to people’s genes, environment and lifestyle.
Old red dye shows promise as new cancer foe Modern cancer drugs supercharge immune systems, target specific gene mutations and pack modified viruses into vaccines.
Hungarian mummy offers clues to cancer mystery Mummies have long offered up a wealth of medical information, from the role that diet plays in heart disease to the ancient origins of tuberculosis.
Evidence on talc cancer risk differs for jurors, researchers A U.S. jury verdict linking regular use of Johnson & Johnson talcum powder to a woman's death from ovarian cancer has spurred new concern from consumers, but scientists say the evidence of real danger is inconclusive at best.
Pancreatic cancer actually 4 separate diseases, researchers say An international team of researchers who carried out detailed analysis of DNA disruption, gene expression and molecular pathways in tumors concluded that pancreatic cancer is actually four separate diseases, each with a different genetic trigger and treatment, Medical News Today reported.
Doctors remove 35-pound tumor from woman's stomach that grew over 14 years When Irianita Rojas was 8 years old, a cancerous tumor started growing in her abdomen.
Researchers use skin cells to kill cancer Pharmacy researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have turned skin cells into cancer-hunting stem cells that destroy brain tumors— a first for medical science.
