Oncology News

Experimental drug means hope for boy with cancer Other treatments haven't helped St. Cloud boy after his cancer diagnosis.

A kindergarten graduation ceremony at St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis for children being treated for cancer and other life-threatening diseases who are also able to study at the hospital's school.

ACCREDITED: Weirton Medical Center's Breastcare Team has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology.

What started as a dull pain in his right testicle two years ago eventually turned into a pea-sized knot.

There has been a sharp increase in the number of cancer patients at UT Southwestern Medical Center using MyChart, the online, interactive service that allows patients to view laboratory and radiology results, communicate with their healthcare providers, schedule appointments, and renew prescriptions.

New findings from Fox Chase Cancer Center paint a relatively optimistic picture of women's chances of surviving a subset of breast cancers that have spread to the chest wall or skin, but not beyond.

A long-anticipated cancer treatment center is continuing to take shape outside Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center.

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CANCER patients in the bush are missing out on lifesaving radiotherapy every year and their postcode can have a big outcome on their chance of surviving.

Having a vasectomy may increase men's risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer by 20 percent, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers who reviewed thousands of cases over 24 years.

NeoGenomics, Inc. , a leading provider of cancer -focused genetic and molecular testing services, announced today it has launched 23 new and innovative NeoTYPE Cancer Profiles based on next-generation sequencing .

Pediatric cancer is one of the least funded areas of cancer research, and yet it's heartbreaking to see a child go through it.

One insurer's experimental reimbursement model proved to lower the total costs of care for patients with 3 types of cancer.

APPEAL: Norina Gasteiger, left, and her twin sister Chiara, 19, and their brother Danilo, 20, are trying to raise $80,000 for their mother, who has a rare form of lung cancer.

Later this month, hundreds of women take part in the 7th annual Tri for a Cure, for which WMTW News 8 is a proud sponsor.

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A doctor says Atlanta's former school superintendent can't endure a trial in the system's test cheating case due to her health.

A new drug could prove useful in treating small cell lung cancer -- the most aggressive form of lung cancer, researchers report.

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