White House to glow pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month The White House will turn a different shade Sunday to highlight National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Recent cancer cases among Cincinnati police prompts call for action from union head At least 30 current and former police officers in a Cincinnati suburb have reportedly been diagnosed with cancer, prompting the police union president to call for action on a plan to move the station’s headquarters.
Cancer couldn't stop high school runner from finishing one more race His cross country season may be cut short, but only so he can come back healthy and strong to PR in the mile this spring.
Breast cancer survivor credits Weight Watchers with helping to save her life A woman who lost nearly 70 pounds on Weight Watchers credits her transformation with saving her life, after she discovered a lump in her breast that was determined to be cancerous.
200-mile bike ride aims for $48 million fundraising goal in name of cancer research It’s a 200-mile ride across the state of Massachusetts, but the cyclists of the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) aren’t interested in who finishes first or second, and it has nothing to do with keeping time.
Cancer vaccines help patients get tumor-free in 2 studies Cancer vaccines — which are intended to help patients fight cancer by enlisting the individuals' own immune systems to attack cancer cells —showed promise in two small new studies.
Judge officiates daughter's wedding days before cancer death A daughter’s dream to have her father preside over her wedding came true this April, when she and her partner moved their planned nuptials to his bedside so he could perform the ceremony just 12 days before his death.
FDA panel endorses potential first US gene therapy to treat leukemia A panel of cancer experts Wednesday unanimously endorsed a leukemia treatment that could be the first gene therapy available in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 10-0 to recommend approval of the treatment, which was devised by the University of Pennsylvania and Novartis Corp.
