Cancer News

I basically adopted my younger sister 10 years ago when she was 15, after my dad kicked her out and I was the only stable person for her.

The groundbreaking discovery provides a foundation for how tumor-forming genes interact, and may offer a drug target for cancer treatment.

Even three years after finishing treatment for breast cancer, almost 50 percent of women report long-term pain, a new Danish study finds.

Two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated cervical cancer in mice, according to a new study.

Backers have added $30 million in new funding to cap off the Series F round for BioVex Inc.

The drug Sprycel, approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, significantly inhibited the growth and invasiveness of ovarian cancer cells and also promoted their death, a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology released its report, Clinical Cancer Advances 2009: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment, Prevention and Screening, an independent assessment of the most significant clinical cancer research studies of the past year, including 15 major advances.

Two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated cervical cancer in mice, according to a new study.

For parents of children with cancer, the hopeful news is that pediatric survival rates have steadily improved for decades.

A freshman legislator from southern Arizona is receiving treatment for a form of cancer.

Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday it is selling most of its business to Italian drugmaker sigma-tau Group and will focus on its experimental cancer drugs and technologies.

Edmonton dentist Harbuksh Sekhon uses a VELscope to check a patient for oral cancer.

BREAST cancer sufferers have been given fresh hope as trials begin on a new anti-cancer vaccine.

Previous studies have shown that younger breast cancer patients consistently have poorer outcomes than patients who develop the disease later in life, which can translate into lower rates of overall survival.

As we near the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, once again our country has been awash from shore to shore in a sea of pink - from pink ribbons and donation boxes to pink products, charity promotions, celebrities by the score and even pink cleats on NFL players.

With a goal to inform audiences about cancer and cancer treatments, while providing a sense of hope for the future of such treatments, the College of the Canyons scholarly presentation "New Hope in the 40 Year Fight Against Cancer" will take place 7 p.m., Wednesday Nov.

The Associated Press 5 comments Daniel Hauser and his mother Colleen are shown during an interview with the Associated Press at the... Daniel Hauser and his mother Colleen are shown during an interview with the Associated Press at the family farm in this June 2009 file photo in Sleepy Eye, Minn.

Abu Dhabi // Deaths from cancer in the region could almost triple over the next 10 years unless early detection and treatment measures are improved, according to the World Health Organisation.

Actress SUZANNE SOMERS has backtracked over remarks she made about the late PATRICK SWAYZE's cancer treatment, insisting her comments were misconstrued in the press.

It's not very uncommon for a fundraising event to raffle a luxury car, but the Lexus being raffled Saturday night at the 23rd annual Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Gala has a story behind it that exemplifies the drive to survive.