By Christine Hsu | Oct 18, 2012 12:13 PM EDT
The longer babies are fed formula, the greater their risk for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
By Christine Hsu | Oct 17, 2012 05:58 PM EDT
The Czech man who survived for more than half a year without a heart has died at the age of 37.
By Christine Hsu | Oct 17, 2012 01:13 PM EDT
Taking a daily multivitamin pill may reduce the risk of cancer in men, a new study revealed.
By Makini Brice | Oct 15, 2012 02:59 PM EDT
What's the opposite of a silver lining?
By Daniel Butler | Oct 15, 2012 01:22 PM EDT
As technology advances and cancer treatments get more revolutionary we take a look at some of the most cutting edge treatments.
By Makini Brice | Oct 10, 2012 04:09 PM EDT
A Hong Kong woman died this morning after receiving a "beauty treatment" that is normally used to treat dire cases of cancer, prompting outcry about medical procedures in beauty parlors.
By Melanie L. Bowen | Oct 09, 2012 03:21 PM EDT
Nearly 75 percent of spending in the United States originates from chronically ill patients. The number is expected to increase beyond 75 percent as the population ages. The elderly will comprise nearly 50 percent of the population in America by 2023. Seniors are most likely to develop a chronic illness, which means nearly 50 percent of the population will have a chronic illness.
By Makini Brice | Oct 09, 2012 11:09 AM EDT
Two studies have found that the grimmest prostate cancers can be identified through the use of a genetic scanner, almost like a barcode.
By Christine Hsu | Oct 08, 2012 03:59 PM EDT
Scientists have created magnets that trigger tumors to 'self-destruct' in a breakthrough that could revolutionize cancer therapy.
By Christine Hsu | Oct 05, 2012 04:43 PM EDT
The rise in anal cancer cases in the U.S. between 1980 and 2005 was significantly influenced by HIV infections in men, but not women, according to a new study.
By Jeff Franks & David Adams | Oct 02, 2012 09:01 AM EDT
Alan Gross, the American government contractor jailed in Cuba for crimes against the state, could be suffering from an untreated cancer.
By Amber Moore | Oct 01, 2012 04:06 PM EDT
Cancer drugs account for 40 percent of all costs associated with cancer treatments. With high rates of cancer prevalence and medical costs, it is estimated that pretty soon only a few countries will be able to afford cancer treatments.
By Amber Moore | Sep 28, 2012 01:24 PM EDT
Cancer treatments may be creating more dangerous and persistent cancer cells that are resistant to both chemotherapy and radiation.
By Makini Brice | Sep 27, 2012 04:33 PM EDT
It's been a two-decade nightmare: a 24-year-old has endured over 350 surgeries on recurring tumors that have appeared in his throat and in his lungs.
By Makini Brice | Sep 27, 2012 02:45 PM EDT
Michael Feeney has been battling a type of bone cancer called Ewing's sarcoma. There is a mouse with Feeney's tumor growing in its body right now, and doctors have found a cocktail of drugs to that has shrunk it.
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