Oncology News

Because any single gene mutation behind a particular cancer can be extremely rare, studying one drug at a time is extremely challenging Scientists and drug makers are pioneering a new kind of clinical trial that changes the way cancer drugs are studied, potentially cutting both the time and cost of bringing them to market.

Researchers report early progress in developing a treatment that might one day help the immune system defend itself against cancer.

Valerie Harper has gained ground in her battle with brain cancer. "I'm absolutely cancer-free!" she told Closer magazine .

Veteran actress Valerie Harper has declared herself cancer-free, just over a year after doctors warned her she had months to live.

Staff at law firm Mourant Ozannes had a 'hairy' experience for charity last week, raising essential funds to help cancer patients.

BioAlliance Pharma and Topotarget Enter into Merger Agreement to Create a Leading Orphan Oncology Company PARIS & COPENHAGEN, Denmark-- --April 16, 2014-- Regulatory News: BioAlliance Pharma SA , an innovative company specialized in the development of drugs within orphan oncology diseases, and Topotarget A/S a Scandinavian-based biopharmaceutical ... (more)

Federal health officials expect more than 76,000 new cases of melanoma, or skin cancer, this year.

Four innovators from oncology practices across the country described how payment reform is shaping the way they treat cancer.

A young cancer doctor in Lake Charles is proving age truly is just a number. The now 29-year-old never graduated high school, because he was accepted to Purdue University at the age of 11. Dr. David Chang is a radiation oncologist at CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital.

Kim Freeman, an oncologist, and John Wooldridge, a surgeon, are merging their practices April 19 into a new comprehensive veterinary cancer and surgery clinic, at 10400 S.E. Main St., Milwaukie.

DALLAS Two years ago, doctors told Lisa Ridgeway she had triple negative breast cancer, a very aggressive disease with no cure.

University of Florida physicians and researchers are collaborating to map the genes of different types of cancer, and then deliver medication to attack cancer at its source.

Dr. Darren Kocs of Round Rock was one of the state leaders in Medicare compensation in 2012, totaling $4 million in services billed according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

As part of a presentation on cancer research, a giant, inflatable colon will be on display this Friday at Niles High School.

Jim Vardon, second from top left, opted for throat cancer treatment at SNMH, instead of a laryngectomy at a large medical facility.

Cardiologists and cancer experts at The Mount Sinai Hospital have joined forces to establish its first Cardio-Oncology Clinic at The Tisch Cancer Institute at The Mount Sinai Hospital .

These cross sections of tumor tissue from mice show the effects of treatment with manganese dioxide nanoparticles alone or followed by radiation , compared with a control injection of saline alone or followed by radiation .

Johns Hopkins cancer researchers and collaborators around the country have developed a blood test that they believe can tell when breast cancer has spread and can accurately monitor the cancer's response to treatment.

HEALTH experts at Clatterbridge are calling for greater awareness and more clinical trials on the fourth most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the UK.

"One Skate at a Time," the benefit organized by Richards High School graduate and U.S. Figure Skating Men's Junior silver medalist Jordan Moeller, raised more than $10,000 on April 5 for a summer camp for children and teenagers in treatment for cancer.