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Lung cancer mystery

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:32:30 GMT

More young, non-smoking women are coming down with lung cancer, and doctors aren't sure why.

Nancy Dell: Breast Cancer, Berries

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:00 GMT

1. After seeing the news about Angelina Jolie and breast cancer, I wonder what foods can reduce the risk?

2. I hear so much about how good blueberries are for you. What about strawberries?

Legislation to limit cancer expenses

Christine Lee, 22News State House Correspondent — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:36:56 GMT

Patients suffering from rare and chronic diseases often face huge medication expenses.

Former Marine felt cancer a payback

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:25:48 GMT

Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment.

Marine base exposed to toxic tap water

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:54:49 GMT

A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals.

"Bionic Hand" opens new world

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:22:35 GMT

Man who lost his arm to cancer can now hold his daughter.

7 questions on cancer gene testing

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:38 GMT

Angelina Jolie's case highlights the importance of knowing one's family history and learning one's cancer risks in order to address them proactively.

Jolie undergoes double mastectomy

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:07:54 GMT

Angelina Jolie makes battle with breast cancer gene public, but will expensive tests help most women?

Angelina Jolie underwent mastectomy

Juli McDonald — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:03:40 GMT

Angelina Jolie revealed to the world Tuesday her decision to undergo a double mastectomy: she had both breasts removed without a cancer diagnosis.

MelaFind: Spotting Skin Cancer

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:26:57 GMT

Device helps detect dangerous melanoma.

Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:08:04 GMT

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

Eternal sponsorship

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:53:17 GMT

Dying man seeks corporate sponsor for his tombstone.

Indoor tanning industry under scrutiny

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:38:21 GMT

Recommended tanning exposure times are exceeded by 95% of indoor tanners, a new report says.

Grieving dad helps kids get to chemo

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:44:19 GMT

Richard Nares organizes free rides to the hospital for poor children with cancer. Nares lost his own son, Emilio, to leukemia in 2000: "It's like he's still with me"

Docs blast ethics of $100K cancer drugs

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:51:39 GMT

A group of more than 120 cancer researchers and physicians took the unusual step this week of publishing a research paper taking aim at pharmaceutical prices they see as exorbitant and unjustifiable.

Oral cancer poses danger, but few aware

Sy Becker — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:11:04 GMT

It’s the cancer no one talks about, or even few people know about. Oral cancer, or cancer of the mouth and neck region, is a fairly common condition that is treatable, but often ignored.

Scientists awarded $500K medical prize

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:29:52 GMT

Three scientists at universities in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Oregon whose research has helped transform cancer treatment will share one of the richest prizes in medicine and biomedical research.

Indictments in China cancer data plot

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:34:17 GMT

A Chinese-born researcher accused of stealing a possible cancer-fighting compound from a U.S. college pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges of tampering with a private computer and lying to a federal agent.

Alcohol may help breast cancer survival

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:04:45 GMT

The researchers found that women who drank moderately - three to six drinks per week - before developing breast cancer were 15% less likely to die from the disease.

Melanoma patients not protecting skin

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:18:58 GMT

Doctors have found that more than a quarter of those with melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – do not use sunscreen when outside for more than an hour, and many are still use tanning beds.

New weapon against ovarian cancer?

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:19:07 GMT

Researchers believe vaccine could prevent reemergence after first bout with deadly disease.

Colon cancer cure

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:03:30 GMT

Screenings and new surgical techniques are revolutionizing colon cancer treatment.

Cancer data for China said stolen

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:53:31 GMT

Hua Jun Zhao, 42, stole three vials of a possible cancer-fighting compound from the office of a professor at trhe Medical College of Wisconsin.

Finding fitness that works for you

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:17:54 GMT

Researching a health topic can lead to confusion, frustration for newbies

Spfld residents sought for cancer study

Elysia Rodriguez — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:06:53 GMT

The American Cancer Society wants you to help them determine more causes of cancer.

New gene markers for cancer risk

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:12:24 GMT

A huge international effort has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer.

Stomach virus causing pain and nausea

Nick Bannin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:43:11 GMT

An illness that's affected many of us in western Massachusetts isn't the flu.