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FDA Clears First Melanoma Drug to Extend Life

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a breakthrough cancer medication from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. that researchers have heralded as the first drug to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma. The federal health agency approved the injectable drug, called Yervoy, for late-stage or metastatic...

Study: Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Node Surgery

CHICAGO -- Many breast cancer patients can skip aggressive lymph node surgery without increasing their chances of a recurrence or death if their disease shows limited spread, according to a study that has prompted changes in practice. Under current guidelines, the often-debilitating surgery is done if the cancer has...

Vietnam Vet Battling Cancer Regains Insurance Lost Over 2-Cent Shortfall

Ronald Flanagan was already exhausted. The Vietnam veteran was fighting cancer and was just about to get a biopsy before a stem cell transplant when his wife burst into the room with some very bad news: The couple had been dropped by their insurance carrier and couldn't pay for the procedure. The reason for the dropped...

FDA Sees Possible Cancer Risk With Breast Implants

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a possible link between breast implants and a very rare form of cancer, raising new questions about the safety of devices which have been scrutinized for decades. The cancer, known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, attacks lymph nodes and skin...

Michael Douglas Says He's Beaten Throat Cancer; 5 Facts on the Disease

Reports of Michael Douglas' looming death have been greatly exaggerated. Though in recent months, tabloids claimed that the A-list actor's throat cancer was terminal, Douglas told "Today" this morning that he is cancer-free. And he's optimistic about the future: "The odds are, with the tumor gone and what I know about...

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06/03/12 'Weapons race' against cancer escalates Source: The West Australian New research shows a sharp escalation in the weapons race against cancer, with several high-tech approaches long dreamed of but not possible or successful until now.
06/03/12 Cancer patients, loved ones celebrate life Source: Ventura County Star - Camarillo CA Life, good humor and support were celebrated at a lunch for National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday in Ventura.
06/03/12 Researchers drop first âsmart bomb' on breast cancer Source: Irish Examiner Doctors have successfully dropped the first "smart bomb" on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumour cells while leaving healthy ones alone.
06/03/12 Monday Medical: Committed to health and wellness Source: The Steamboat Pilot & Today - Steamboat Springs CO What is the first thing you think of when you hear Yampa Valley Medical Center?
06/03/12 X-ray 'brain tumour risk' uncertain Source: Tyrone Times & Dungannon Gazette Regular dental X-rays "can double or even triple the chance of developing a common type of brain tumour," according to The Daily Telegraph.