Chemotherapy: How cancer drugs impact the body long-term Chemotherapy drugs use powerful chemicals to kill cancer cells and inhibit them from reproducing and spreading throughout the body. Most often, these medications are very effective at what they do – but they can also be a little too effective, destroying healthy cells along the way.
Louisiana hospital staff surprises pediatric cancer patient with a flash mob Medical staff at a Louisiana hospital gave a 12-year-old cancer patient a celebratory sendoff on her last day of treatment.
FDA approves Novartis's drug for painful skin disease The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis AG's injectable drug, Cosentyx, to treat adults with a moderate to severe skin disease called plaque psoriasis.
New Jersey boy, 6, battling leukemia has robot attend class for him A New Jersey boy battling leukemia hasn’t been to school since late January, but he has kept up with his classwork thanks to a robot that attends class for him, NJ.com reported.
Feds: Florida doctor gave cancer patients unapproved drugs A Florida oncologist was charged Thursday with giving cancer patients medications, included chemotherapy drugs, from other countries that were not approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
How to do a breast self-exam in 5 minutes Although breast self-exams can be life-saving, doing them every month is just one more time consuming, anxiety-provoking task on your to-do list.
Doctors should assess BRCA risk in women with family history, panel advises Women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer should be assessed to see if those cancers could be linked to certain mutations, according to new recommendations.
Testicular cancer and cycling: Is there a link? Cyclist Ivan Basso's announcement today that he has testicular cancer comes decades after Lance Armstrong famously battled the disease.
FDA expands lung cancer approval for Bristol-Myers' drug The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded its approval of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's immunotherapy drug Opdivo for patients with an additional form of advanced lung cancer.
Online mammography information may be too technical The Web is a popular source of health information, but online educational material about mammograms may be too complicated for many Americans, according to a new study.
