Man dies after tapeworm inside him gets cancer A Colombian man's lung tumors turned out to have an extremely unusual cause: The rapidly growing masses weren't actually made of human cells, but were from a tapeworm living inside him, according to a report of the case.
Rates of immediate breast reconstruction in US vary by age, race Younger white women are most likely to get immediate breast reconstruction when they have a mastectomy for breast cancer, while rates are lower for those over age 45 and those who are not white, according to a new study.
Case for testing cancer in blood builds, one study at a time Two new studies published on Wednesday of patients with breast and prostate cancers add to growing evidence that detecting bits of cancer DNA circulating in the blood can guide patient treatment.
Researchers grow brain parts to study development, disease Dr. Sergiu Pasca, a neuroscientist, used to envy cancer specialists.
A mother’s choice: Woman sacrifices life for unborn child after cancer diagnosis When Max and his late wife, Liz, decided to participate in a documentary chronicling 13 families’ pregnancy journeys, they simply thought they were participating in an effort to shed light on the trials, tribulations and joys that come with conceiving and growing a child.
Novartis, Juno face production hurdles for new blood cancer drugs As drugmakers including Novartis, Juno Therapeutics and Kite Pharma race to launch what may be the most effective treatments ever seen for leukemia and other blood cancers, they are grappling with how to make them widely available in a reliable and cost-efficient way.
How to understand your genetic chances of cancer Everyone’s talking about “the cancer gene,” but did you know that all cancer is caused by genetic mutations?
Study: Racial gap in breast cancer diagnoses has closed For decades, breast cancer has been less common in black women than white women, yet killed black women at a higher rate.
