How Margaret Hamburg’s FDA Causes Cancer Drug Shortages
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg talks during the Daily Press Briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in ...
Summer died of lung cancer
Summer won five Grammy Awards over the course of her career.Summer gets a lift from future motion picture star and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger at her home in Los Angeles in ...
New Guidelines Say Women Shouldn’t Have Annual Screening for Cervical Cancer
New guidelines published Wednesday have concluded it may be safe for some women to go as long as five years between pap tests. The United States Preventive Services Task Force ...
Chavez, following surgery to remove lesion, in good condition
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in “good physical condition” after surgeons in Cuba removed a lesion from his pelvis, Reuters reported. The socialist leader, 57, has been quietly treatingcancer, even ...
FDA Did the Right Thing in Pulling Avastin for Breast Cancer
The Avastin phase III AVADO trial in breast cancer. On Friday, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg announced that the bureau was revoking its approval of best-selling cancer drug Avastin for breast ...
Sex With Animals Linked to Penile Cancer (LiveScience.com)
For many people, bestiality is a bad joke, but for some it could be a matter of life or death, according to a new study finding that men who had ...
Singer Andy Williams states he has bladder cancer
BRANSON, Mo. – Singer Andy Williams told the crowd at his Christmas show Saturday night that he has bladder cancer. “I do have cancer of the bladder,” Williams said. “But ...
Radiation Plus Hormone Therapy Extends Life in High-Risk Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) — A combination of radiation and hormone therapy prolongs survival among men whose cancer has spread beyond the prostate, Canadian and U.K. researchers report. These ...
‘Survivor’ winner Ethan Zohn’s cancer returns
NEW YORK – Former “Survivor” winner Ethan Zohn’s cancer has returned. Zohn’s publicist confirms physicians discovered cancer in his chest in September. News of the diagnosis was first reported by ...
DIY cervical cancer test could save lives: study
LONDON – A do-it-yourself test for cervical cancer could help prevent thousands of cases of the disease in women who do not have simple or regular access to smear tests, ...
