GlaxoSmithKline lung drug fails to extend life in huge study GlaxoSmithKline's inhaled medicine Breo failed to prolong life in patients with chronic respiratory disease in a high-stakes clinical trial of 16,500 people, torpedoing hopes of a sales boost for the drug.
New technology performs skin biopsies without the cutting If you have a suspicious spot on your body, dermatologists usually do a biopsy to determine if it is cancer. But now, doctors are using new technology that is non-invasive and much quicker: confocal microscopy.
High-fat diet increases breast cancer risk, study finds Women who eat a diet high in saturated fat may be at an increased risk for several types of breast cancer, a new study finds
Special-needs bulldog battling cancer inspires others A special-needs bulldog is battling cancer – and inspiring thousands along the way.
Billionaire Ludwig's estate donates $540 million for U.S. cancer research The estate of the late American shipping magnate Daniel Ludwig on Monday donated a total of $540 million to six elite U.S. cancer research facilities, making one of the largest one-time gifts dedicated to combating the disease.
FDA approves Amgen's injected immunotherapy for melanoma U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved Amgen Inc's novel cancer immunotherapy for injection into melanoma lesions and lymph nodes of patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer that returns after initial surgery.
US soldiers secretly used as malaria test subjects, book says The goal was just, the execution anything but: In the 1940s, the US government pulled together an operation designed to find a cure for malaria, which infected some 500,000 American troops during WWII.
Mom’s Facebook post helps daughter battling terminal brain cancer meet Hunter Hayes Thanks to a simple Facebook post, 9-year-old Fallon Emery got her meet her music crush, Hunter Hayes, on Sunday. But this wasn’t an ordinary fan meet-and-greet.
California considers adding meat to cancer-alert list California is examining new World Health Organization findings to determine whether to add red meat and foods like hot dogs, sausages and bacon to a cancer-alert list, setting the stage for a potential battle with the meat industry over warning labels.
Early ovary removal may reduce cancer risk, study says For women who carry a notorious cancer gene, surgery to remove healthy ovaries is one of the most protective steps they can take. New research suggests some may benefit most from having the operation as young as 35.
