Thirteen beautiful men and women raise awareness about an ugly topic: colorectal cancer. These sexy survivors are showing their scars hoping to save lives.

A cardiologist who once led the NIH shares insights she gained battling brain cancer. Her book includes everything from genetic research to cancer etiquette.

A Texas-based biotech becomes the first company to seek FDA approval for a gene-based cancer drug. This one is designed to treat recurrent head and neck cancer.

Health officials in Havana announce they’ve approved the first vaccine for treating lung cancer but, travel restrictions may keep US patients from using it.

A major university and a biotech company in Korea collaborate to create four adorable puppies, clones of a black labrador prized for her ability to detect cancer.

The US Food and Drug Administration issues warnings that a cream used to treat foot and leg ulcers in diabetics ups the patient’s risk of cancer-related death.

Belfast scientists build an antenna for creating wireless networks on the body — technology that could have doctors checking vital signs on their cell phones.

Hey I love the book store but, let’s face it, buying a bunch of cancer books can get expensive – especially when you’re a patient with medical expenses to consider. And with chemotherapy, radiation, surgery or lab tests on the schedule, it can be hard to find the time to drive from library to library [...]

Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have begun Phase I clinical trials of a new drug designed to treat myeloproliferative diseases (MPD) that sometimes develop into acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have already used the new drug, an orally-administered compound known as TG101348, to successfully treat chronic blood cancers in [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of two herbal supplements because they contain high levels of aristolochic acid, a potent carcinogen and nephrotoxin found in certain plants and botanicals. Aristolochic acid has been linked with kidney cancer and kidney failure. Both of the carcinogen-containing products, Tou Tong San (Headache Formula) and [...]