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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.

Juno says 2 more patients die in leukemia drug trial

Juno Therapeutics is halting the study of an experimental leukemia treatment for a second time after the death of two more patients.

86-year-old man battling cancer knits 300 hats for premature babies

An 86-year-old man battling cancer has managed to knit 300 caps for premature babies, which he says is his way of “paying it forward.”

Palliative care linked to better, if not longer, life

- Palliative care may offer a better quality of life to chronically sick or terminally ill patients even if it doesn't help them live longer, a research review suggests.

FDA outlines data needed for over-the-counter sunscreen additives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidelines on Tuesday detailing the data makers of sunscreen sold over the counter need to produce to prove the ingredients in the products are safe and effective.

Former President HW Bush shares new pic with cancer survivor

Former president's heartwarming reunion

George H.W. Bush shares new photo of boy he shaved head for

Three years after shaving his head to show support for a toddler battling leukemia, Former President George H.W. Bush says that same boy "is feeling and doing much better."