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Mom of 3 keeps promise, adopts 6 kids after her friend dies

A Virginia mother of three has made good on a high school friend's dying wish by adopting her six children.

Scientists hunt 'anti-evolution' drugs in new cancer fight

Scientists are opening a new front in the war on cancer with plans to develop "anti-evolution" drugs to stop tumor cells from developing resistance to treatment.

Zika in Florida, IVF: breast cancer link, inactivity shocker

This week's latest health news

Bioengineered bacteria burst into synchrony to release anticancer drugs

In a new way to inject drugs, researchers say today they can make bacteria that deliver regular doses of an anticancer toxin deep inside a tumor, usually beyond the reach of conventional chemotherapy.

In vitro fertilization does not increase risk of breast cancer, study finds

A new study suggests that women undergoing fertility treatment are not at an increased risk of developing breast cancer.

Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia: increasingly legal but still rare

Legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are mainly used by patients with cancer, but remain rare, according to a new analysis of such programs.

'Dense breast' definition varies widely

Radiologists don't agree on what qualifies as "dense breasts," according to a new study.

Florida police officer who beat cancer twice climbs Mount St. Helens

A Florida police officer who beat cancer twice has achieved another harrowing fete that’s inspiring people across the state.

Old pharma sees new profit cure in cancer drugs

Some of the world's largest drug companies are taking out their checkbooks for acquisitions of smaller peers whose cancer drugs have the potential to cure not just patients, but corporate growth prospects as well.

Metastatic prostate cancer cases rising, study finds

The number of deadly metastatic prostate cancer cases increased considerably in the last decade, potentially due to a recent decrease in the number of men screened for disease, according to a new study.