Minorities more likely to struggle financially after breast cancer Black and Latina breast cancer patients were more than twice as likely as white women to have lingering medical debt and to skip treatments because of costs, according to a new U.S. study.
Woman says cervical cancer was dismissed by doctors as 'growing pains' A 20-year-old woman who for three years complained of stomach pains is now in a fight for her life after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Men’s Health Month: 5 key research findings in 2015 so far Every day, thousands of medical scientists go to work and try to make the world a better place. Most of their research never finds its way to public knowledge— but more should.
Princess for a day: 11-year-old cancer patient lives out dream An 11-year-old brain cancer patient in Texas got to live out a fantasy most girls her age only dream of: To be a princess for a day.
Increasing skirt size linked to breast cancer risk Women who gain weight around the waist and whose skirt sizes therefore increase between their 20s and 60s may be at higher risk of breast cancer after menopause, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests.
Self-exam and doctor's-exam find similar breast tumors Women’s self-exams and physical exams by a doctor both detect breast cancer tumors at about the same size, but older women are more likely to have a tumor discovered via doctor’s examination, according to a new Swiss study.
Heart drug linked to extra years for cancer patients A common heart drug called a beta blocker was associated with a striking increase in survival for women with ovarian cancer in a study that suggests a possible new strategy for treating a variety of tumors.
Terminally ill woman fulfills dream and plays in college basketball game Usually an NCAA Division III women’s college basketball game does not garner much attention, but for Mount St. Joseph’s freshman Lauren Hill, it was more than just a game. It was a dream come true.
Non-profit looking for 'princess' to make cancer patient's fairytale dream come true After the story about an organization who arranged for a bald princess to have a photo shoot with a pediatric cancer patient who had lost her hair during treatment went viral, the woman behind the event was inundated with requests for more.
Memory Issues After Cancer May Not Be From Chemo Women treated for breast cancer with radiation with or without chemotherapy had more thinking and memory problems a few years after their treatment ended than women who'd never had cancer
