Country singer Holly Dunn leans on faith in face of cancer diagnosis Holly Dunn is battling an aggressive form of cancer, but the former country hitmaker says she is turning to her strong Christian faith to help her through.
How much should we tell kids about their own health? When it comes to deciding whether and how to talk to children about their own health, there's no one-size-fits-all formula, some doctors argue.
Instagram's 'hottest doctor' promotes breast exams in viral clip An Instagram video starring the social network’s “hottest doctor” administering breast cancer exams in New York’s Central Park has reached over 220,000 views after being posted on Monday.
No rise seen in hysterectomy complications after morcellator use declines The use of power morcellators dramatically declined after federal warnings that the device could spread cancer, but the drop hasn’t caused an uptick in the rate of hysterectomy complications as some critics feared, according to research released Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
US heart group sets limit on sugar for kids and teens The vast majority of children and teens should have less than six teaspoons of added sugar in their diet each day, according to the American Heart Association.
How pregnancy may increase the risk of skin cancer, leave babies at risk When the mole on Kristin Nyerges’ neck began to change during pregnancy, the mom-to-be didn’t think much of it.
$25G reward offered in beating death of Illinois cancer patient Cancer Treatment Centers of America is offering a $25,000 reward for information in the death of a Missouri patient beaten to death outside her Illinois hospital residence.
Pfizer boosts cancer drug roster with $14B Medivation deal Pfizer Inc, beating out numerous other bidders, said it would buy U.S. cancer drug company Medivation Inc for $14 billion in cash, adding its blockbuster prostate cancer drug Xtandi to the company's growing oncology roster.
Women with dense breasts may need annual mammograms While most older women might not need breast cancer screening with mammography more often than every three years, some women with dense breasts may need mammograms every year, U.S. research suggests.
Social class may influence multiple myeloma survival Household income and education levels may play a bigger role than race or ethnicity in whether patients survive the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma, a U.S. study suggests.
