New immunotherapy treatment uses patient's own cells to attack cancer In a strategy that combines two of the hottest ideas in cancer research, scientists at the National Institutes of Health said they successfully attacked a woman's disease by using her immune system to home in on genetic mutations unique to her tumors.
8-year-old girl suggests a possible cure for cancer For most elementary school students, finding the cure for cancer probably isn’t normal dinner table conversation. But for one British 8-year-old, the topic came up— and led to successful lab results, The Independent reported.
Gynecologists resist FDA over popular surgical tool Doctors nationwide are still using a gynecological tool months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that it can spread undetected cancer, demonstrating the limits of the regulator's reach into clinical practice.
First US liver transplant recipient marks 25th anniversary Alyssa Riggan hasn't dwelled on being the first person in the U.S. to successfully receive part of a liver from a living donor 25 years ago, a medical procedure that paved the way for routine live-donor transplants.
Young Royals fan whose cancer fight gained attention dies A Kansas boy whose fight against cancer and love of the Kansas City Royals received national attention during last year's World Series has died. He was 7.
NCAA basketball player with inoperable brain tumor to become honorary coach Lauren Hill's basketball career is finished.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Day raising funds for a cure Every 30 minutes, a woman is diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation works feverishly to make sure no woman who is diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer is alone – and is raising funds to work towards a cure. One way is through a grassroots movement to raise funds called Triple Negative Breast Cancer Day which is on March 3, 2013
Fertility drugs not tied to breast cancer risk, study says Despite concerns and some evidence that fertility treatments increase a woman's chances of developing breast cancer, a large, long term study finds no added risk.
Rhode Island health officials say they won’t change HPV vaccine mandate State health officials say there are no plans to change a new requirement that middle school students in Rhode Island get the HPV vaccine even though some parents, and now some lawmakers, have expressed concerns.
How brain cancer sent one woman 'over the edge' This cancer patient is going to any lengths (and heights) to find a cure.
