Terminally ill woman who intends to end her life posts new video about her condition Brittany Maynard, 29, a terminally ill woman who’s made headlines for her decision to end her life, may not do so on the scheduled date of Nov. 1, she said in a new video posted Wednesday.
Drug combination greatly boosts prostate cancer survival A cheap, decades-old chemotherapy drug extended life by more than a year when added to standard hormone therapy for men whose prostate cancer has widely spread, doctors reported Sunday.
Contrary to popular myth, 'the pill' prevents womb cancer, study finds Using an oral contraceptive, often referred to as "the pill", gives long-term protection against womb cancer and the longer it is used the greater the reduction in risk, scientists said on Wednesday.
Texas baby released from hospital after undergoing emergency brain surgery Little Savannah Snodgrass -- a 7-month-old Texas girl who was stricken with a life-threatening brain tumor -- was released from Texas Children's Hospital in Houston Saturday night after undergoing emergency surgery 11 days ago.
5 things all young men should know about prostate cancer The number of younger men diagnosed with prostate cancer has increased nearly sixfold in the last 20 years.
Surgeon fires employee after cancer diagnosis An Oregon oral surgeon sparked controversy when he fired a longtime employee after she was diagnosed with cancer, the Beaver County Times reported.
Doctors’ lapse may explain some minority lag in colon cancer screens Racial minorities may be more likely to forego colon cancer screening than whites because their healthcare providers don’t recommend the potentially life-saving tests, a new study in California suggests.
Michigan mom, dad both fighting cancer as family looks after their two young daughters A Michigan couple fighting cancer is determined to beat their diagnoses not only for themselves, but also for their two young daughters, 9 News reported.
3D printing points way to smarter cancer treatment British scientists have developed a new use for 3D printing, putting it to work to create personalized replica models of cancerous parts of the body to allow doctors to target tumors more precisely.
Smoking causes 14 million medical conditions in US yearly, study finds Smoking is to blame for about 14 million major medical conditions among American adults yearly, a new study shows.
