Skin cancer patients face deadly risk using 'black salve' home remedy People who fear they have skin cancer, or know it, and decide to try an unapproved product called "black salve" may face infection, scarring and worse cancer outcomes, doctors warn.
Pediatricians should discuss fertility and sexual function, doctors say Talks about reproductive health in pediatrics often touch on contraception and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, but many doctors still fail to discuss issues like fertility and sexual function, a group of U.S. physicians says.
Michigan teen with rare cancer passionate about golfing Cayden Patrick was four months old when Michael Jordan won his sixth and final NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls.
Australian judge refuses to order radiotherapy for ill child An Australian judge on Friday ruled in favor of a couple who refused to allow their 6-year-old son to undergo radiotherapy for a malignant brain tumor.
In Yemen's war, untreated cancer patients wait for death TAIZ, Yemen (AP) -- When Ali Ghanem's doctors told him his cancer had spread from his colon to his backbone, they said they didn't have the facilities to give him the needed radiation treatment in his home city of Taiz, in central Yemen, and that he needed to get to the capital.
3-year-old battling stage 4 brain cancer to be named honorary FDNY firefighter A Hawaii boy battling deadly brain cancer recently received news that he’d receive an honor he’s dreamt of during his short three years of life.
Lung cancer breathalyzer in UK clinical trials A breathalyzer designed to detect the early signs of lung cancer is undergoing clinical trials at 17 British hospitals, with the aim of having the non-invasive technology in clinics in 2017.
Pfizer's Ibrance delays breast cancer progression: study Pfizer Inc's Ibrance in combination with another commonly-used drug kept advanced breast cancer in check significantly longer than the standard treatment alone in a late stage study, according to data released on Wednesday.
