cancer

Health & Safety

Cancer Society Asks Regulators To Limit Insurers' Charges For Key Drugs

3:15pm November 19, 2015

by Julie Appleby

Many covered medicines come with high out-of-pocket costs for patients, the American Cancer Society says in a report that calls for restrictions on the tabs insurers can pass along to patients.

Testing for prostate cancer has declined after a recommendation in 2012 said it shouldn't be routine.

Health & Safety

Prostate Screening Drops Sharply, And So Do Cancer Cases

7:32pm November 17, 2015

by Rob Stein

A decrease in PSA testing came after a controversial recommendation against routine screening. As a result, many fewer cases of the most common cancer to hit men are being diagnosed, research finds.

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Preventable Colon Cancer Deaths Cost The Economy $6.4 Billion

5:32pm November 13, 2015

by Nancy Shute

People in lower-income communities are more likely to die of colon cancer, often because they don't get diagnosed early enough. Those premature deaths take a financial toll, too.

The dwarf tapeworm, or Hymenolepis nana, is the most common tapeworm in humans. It's 2 inches long at most.

A Man In Colombia Got Cancer And It Came From A Tapeworm

8:24pm November 04, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

He came into the hospital in bad shape. In addition to being HIV-positive, he had what looked like a malignant tumor. The tumor, it turned out, was not human.

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If A New Cancer Drug Is Hailed As A Breakthrough, Odds Are It's Not

3:23pm October 29, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Untested cancer drugs are often hyped by journalists, doctors and biotech firms, a survey finds. Dressing up unproved medications with shiny words can inspire false optimism among patients.

For decades, black women faced lower risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer than did white women.

Black Women's Breast Cancer Risk Rises To Equal White Women's

10:47am October 29, 2015

by Nancy Shute

African-American women's advantage in avoiding breast cancer has evaporated, with their rates rising to match white women's. Higher obesity rates, a risk factor for breast cancer, may be one reason.

Breast Cancer In The Developing World: Rising Rates, Shrouded In Silence

6:08pm October 22, 2015

by Marc Silver

Women are afraid their husbands will walk out. They think, I'll die anyway, so what's the point of seeing a doctor. Or there may be no treatment within reach.

Alan Hoffman, shown with his wife Nancy at their home in Dumfries, Va., found that his Parkinson's symptom improved when he took a cancer drug.

Can A Cancer Drug Reverse Parkinson's Disease And Dementia?

5:29pm October 17, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

People with Parkinson's and related forms of dementia improved dramatically when they took a leukemia drug called nilotinib. Researchers say the drug seems to help brain cells eliminate toxins.

Ductal carcinoma in situ sometimes can turn into invasive breast cancer, but there's currently no test that can tell when it's dangerous and when it's not.

Treatment Changes For DCIS Haven't Affected Breast Cancer Deaths

2:37pm October 14, 2015

by Nancy Shute

Ductal carcinoma in situ often doesn't turn into breast cancer, but most women have surgery for it. The trend is for less invasive surgery, which hasn't affected survival rates.

Ovarian tissue containing hundreds of small resting eggs is prepared to be transplanted back after cancer treatment.

Freezing Ovaries Before Cancer Treatment May Preserve Fertility

2:29pm October 07, 2015

by Rob Stein

One-third of women who froze ovarian tissue before undergoing cancer treatment and later had it transplanted back ended up having babies, according to a study of women in Denmark.

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