Missouri boy battling terminal cancer scores touchdown in first game A six-year-old Missouri boy battling terminal cancer served as captain of a local football team last weekend, and scored a touchdown with the help of some teammates.
Approved Pfizer breast cancer drug impresses in latest study Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday the first formal late-stage trial of its approved treatment for advanced breast cancer, Ibrance, was stopped early after the medicine met its goal of delaying progression of the disease in previously treated patients.
Cancer center ads more emotional than informative Television and magazine advertisements from cancer centers often tug at people’s heartstrings, but rarely provide information needed to make a decision about cancer treatment, says a new study.
FDNY firefighter meets Iraq War vet he helped save through bone marrow transplant An FDNY firefighter met the Iraq War veteran he helped save through a bone marrow donation for the first time Wednesday at a special reception held in Brooklyn, New York, the NY Daily News reported.
Detroit-area cancer doctor gets 45 years in prison for fraud A Detroit-area cancer doctor who put patients through needless, grueling treatments to collect millions from insurers has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Gene test finds which breast cancer patients can skip chemo Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease - good news from a major study that shows the value of a gene-activity test to gauge each patient's risk.
Jimmy Carter receives second cancer treatment Nearly a month after revealing that cancer has spread to his brain, Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that he has received the second of four planned doses of a drug to fight the disease.
New mom fights rare pregnancy-related cancer after giving birth to twins Just minutes after giving birth to premature twins, an upstate New York mother was diagnosed with a rare, pregnancy-related cancer that has filled her body with tumors and lesions.
Yoga may help breast cancer patients improve quality of life For women undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer, yoga may improve quality of life beyond treatment, researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found.
Texas community rallies around widowed school nurse as she begins cancer fight A Texas community is rallying around a beloved elementary school nurse who was widowed last year and began her first round of chemotherapy Friday, after doctors found six tumors growing inside her and diagnosed her with Stage 4 T3 breast cancer.
