June 8, 2018 Patients find hope in new breast cancer research: '11 years I'm cancer free' Breakthrough breast cancer research may change how doctors approach the disease.
June 7, 2018 Florida woman beats terminal breast cancer with new therapy A Florida woman who was given just months to live is now living cancer-free thanks to an experimental immunotherapy, researchers said.
May 25, 2018 Race to find cure for rare virus that can cause leukemia The HTLV-1 virus is spreading in some remote parts of Australia. Doctors want researchers to start working on treatments for this potentially dangerous pathogen.
May 1, 2018 Dozens develop rare eye cancer in a case that's baffling doctors Several Auburn University graduates and more than a dozen North Carolina residents have all developed a rare form of eye cancer in a case that has left doctors baffled.
April 24, 2018 Scientists share innovative cancer research at annual AACR meeting Thousands of the top medical doctors, scientists and researchers from around the world gathered at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Chicago, IL.
April 24, 2018 Curing cancer ‘not a realistic goal,’ doctors focus on managing instead of curing disease "It’s been a big shift in the last 10 years with thinking about cancer in that way: instead of a cure, treat it like a chronic disease."
April 24, 2018 Biden Cancer Initiative encourages data sharing, tries to put an end to cancer In 2016, President Obama appointed Vice President Joe Biden to lead the national “Moonshot” initiative to eliminate cancer.
April 24, 2018 Why the next generation of cancer researchers need support if they are to find a cure Early- and mid-career scientists face tougher odds than their more-experienced colleagues, which can be discouraging for young creative minds looking for a chance to fight cancer. Meet Paul Northcott, a 40-year-old investigator from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital who knows firsthand how early grant money can impact innovative cancer research.
April 16, 2018 Immune therapy scores big win against lung cancer in study For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer.
April 16, 2018 Doctors using glowing dyes to find hidden cancer Researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania are testing fluorescent dyes that make cancer cells glow to make them easier for surgeons to find.
