Angelina Jolie Pitt’s surgery: Why she had her ovaries removed Angelina Jolie Pitt underwent preventative surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes, according to the Op-Ed in the New York Times today that the actress, director and United Nations envoy wrote.
Indiana high school basketball team rallies around national anthem crooner battling cancer An Indiana high school basketball team is rallying around the youngest member of their “family” as he battles brain cancer.
Former college football player invents innovative T-shirt for cancer patients Five years ago, Connor Cosgrove was diagnosed with leukemia. Little did he know that his experience would lead to a business venture that provides a solution for a common, yet little-discussed issue for chemotherapy patients— discomfort from their port catheters during treatment.
Australian father arrested for giving cancer-stricken daughter cannabis oil More than 100,000 people have signed a petition in support of an Australian father who is facing jail after giving his daughter cannabis oil to ease her cancer symptoms.
New cocktails to test limits of cancer drug pricing New cancer drug cocktails set to reach the market in the next few years will test the limits of premium pricing for life-saving medicines, forcing company executives to consider fresh market strategies.
One-third of chemotherapy patients unemployed after treatment, study says For women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, treatment may have negative consequences on long-term employment, Medical News Today reported.
Melanoma tumor 'dissolves' after 1 dose of new drug combo A large melanoma tumor on a woman's chest disappeared so quickly that it left a gaping hole in its place after she received a new treatment containing two melanoma drugs, a new case report finds
Scientists create ‘smart bomb’ drug to target leukemia in children Researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Illinois have invented a drug designed to attack the most common and deadly form of childhood cancer, B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Robotic prostate removal tied to surgical changes, costs The introduction of robotic surgery for prostate cancer may have led to changes in the number of surgeons performing prostate removals and in the overall cost, according to a new study
Doctors discover brain tumor in girl as twin brother battles cancer A British mother endured what would be any parent’s horror: While her son underwent chemotherapy, doctors at the same hospital found a tumor in his twin sister’s brain, The Daily Mirror reported.
