U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved Amgen Inc’s novel cancer immunotherapy for injection into melanoma lesions and lymph nodes of…
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Peyton Manning flies breast cancer patient to game
Not knowing how long she had to live, and with nothing to lose, a breast cancer patient wrote to football…
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For some colon cancer patients, travel distance limits access to chemo
People who have been treated for colon cancer are less likely to get chemotherapy after surgery to reduce the risk…
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For the first time, scientists have injected lasers into cells, making them light up from the inside, an advance that…
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Radiation therapy in lymph nodes may help prevent breast cancer recurrence
Two studies set to be published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that radiation therapy may reduce…
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Mammograms may not reduce breast cancer deaths
Breast cancer screenings may not lead to fewer deaths but may lead to overdiagnosis, U.S. researchers suggest. In areas of…
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Man with just days to live marries fiancée with help of hospice center
The Michigan hospice center where a man with just days to live is being cared for helped grant his last…
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When it comes to e-cigs, Big Tobacco concerned for public health, report says
The health warning on a MarkTen electronic cigarette package is 116 words long. That’s much longer than the warnings on…
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Australian father arrested for giving cancer-stricken daughter cannabis oil
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition in support of an Australian father who is facing jail after giving…
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Connecticut teen must complete cancer treatment in hospital, judge says
A judge says a 17-year-old Connecticut girl forced to undergo chemotherapy must remain in the hospital until she finishes treatment…
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