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Vegetarian and vegan diets good for kids and adults, nutritionists say

Plant-based diets are tied to a lower risk of health problems like heart disease, diabetes, obesity and certain cancers - and pretty much anyone can eat this way, according to a leading group of nutritionists.

Merck wins UK okay for Keytruda in lung cancer after price cut

Britain's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE has recommended use of Merck's immunotherapy drug Keytruda in certain lung cancer patients, after the U.S. drugmaker cut the price further for the state-run health service.

Man cured of prostate cancer after being given testosterone to shock tumors

A man has been “cured” of prostate cancer using an experimental therapy that shocks tumours to death with the sex hormone testosterone.

19-year-old battling bone cancer to gift 'chemo survival kits' to young patients

In the five and a half years she’s undergone chemotherapy, 19-year-old Kyla Pokorny has dealt with all the classic side effects, from nausea to lost hair.

Booze increases risk of skin cancer, study claims

Drinking just a glass of white wine each day raises the risk of deadliest form of skin cancer, a study reveals.

Bluebird, Celgene myeloma treatment impresses in tiny study

Most patients who previously were not helped by repeated treatments for multiple myeloma showed strong benefits from a new type of therapy in a small study, and with no worrisome side effects, drugmaker Bluebird Bio Inc said on Wednesday.

Pfizer's Herceptin biosimilar succeeds in key breast cancer study

Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday its experimental biosimilar of Roche Holding AG's blockbuster breast cancer treatment Herceptin met the main goal in a key study.

EPA begins process to regulate toxic, widely used chemicals

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released a list of toxic chemicals that will be the first reviewed under a recently enacted law that gives regulators increased authority to ban substances shown to endanger human health.

Cops: Mom poisoned son with feces during cancer treatment

A 15-year-old cancer patient may have missed his best shot at remission, say doctors, and it's allegedly because of his mother.

Patient characteristics influence readmissions after colorectal surgery

- When patients wind up back in the hospital in the months following surgery, it may reflect more than just the quality of the hospital, a recent study suggests.