For the first time, patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer have two new treatment options that prolong survival, according to new research presented at a cancer conference in Chicago on Sunday.
One minute, Dr. Bernadine Healy was a perfectly healthy woman, in bed with her husband watching the Oscar De La Hoya fight on HBO. A few hours later, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen tells us what everyone should know about cancer.
Each spring brings major medical meetings from the likes of the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Urological Association and the American Society for Clinical Oncology, to name a few.
Lung cancer patients who are 70 years or older should be considered for a more aggressive chemotherapy treatment offered to patients who are decades younger, according to a new study presented at a major cancer conference Saturday.
Most men 50 and older should seriously consider the potential risks of treatment before deciding whether to be screened for prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society said Wednesday in revised guidelines.
Cancer patients may be able to fight chemotherapy-induced nausea using a common pantry spice -- ginger.
Elizabeth Cohen offers advice to parents with children who are seriously ill.
When her mother and father called her into the den, 9-year-old Gigi Pasley thought they were going to tell her a big surprise, "a good surprise" she said, one she'd be delighted to hear.
A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about a study that shows sitting at a desk can increase the risk of prostate cancer.
For the first time, doctors said Monday they have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year
Sutent, an anti-cancer drug from Pfizer that's been on the market just a few months, shrank tumors and stopped them from spreading in the lungs and kidneys of patients, according to studies unveiled this weekend.
The Sanofi-Aventis blockbuster Taxotere improves the chance of survival by 30 percent for patients with head and neck cancer, a lead researcher said Sunday, possibly leading to additional sales for the French drug giant.
Call me a convert. After receiving a wicked Stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis four years ago at age 43, I've changed my thinking about Big Medicine and high-tech diagnostic scans. Bring 'em on--early ...
Pfizer is planning to launch a new drug, possibly by year-end, to treat a rare but deadly form of stomach cancer, that could bring in up to $800 million a year for the world's biggest drugmaker, an industry analyst said Monday.
Cholesterol lowering drugs called 'statins' may play a role in colorectal cancer prevention, according to a new study presented at a major cancer conference Sunday.
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