Doctors in British Columbia tested a program giving women an opportunity to get Pap tests without appointments. It was so successful, they’re expanding it.

Want to learn more about HPV, cervical cancer or ovarian cancer? University of Washington Television offers programs that you can watch at home or on the run.

NOVA scienceNOW: Experts explain how genetic testing is used to determine who’s at higher risk for cancer, diabetes, and other inherited diseases.

Cancer advocates rejoice as President Bush signs GINA, a bill which prohibits employers and health insurers from discrimination based on genetic information.

Filmmaker and cancer pre-vivor Joanna Rudnick chronicles the struggles of women with a genetic predisposition to cancer — her project airs Oct 7th on PBS.

At 33, Lori Hamilton is on the race circuit helping manage a NASCAR team and raising awareness about head and neck cancer, the disease that killed her husband.

Experts face the grim task of deciding who will get treatment during a pandemic or other health disaster — many with chronic illnesses will be left out.

The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Ad Council have launched a national ad campaign encouraging men over 40 to take an active role in their own health care. The Real Men Wear Gowns campaign, which was created pro bono by McCann Erickson Detroit, includes [...]

Research conducted by the National Cancer Institute indicates the function of T cells that regulate the body’s immune system is impaired when cancerous tumors are present. Findings from a mouse study reported by the NCI Center for Cancer Research indicate tumors reduce the expression of Treg cells, a specialized subset of T Cells responsible for [...]

Here’s a story from 60 Minutes about a device known as the Kanzius Machine that uses radio waves to destroy cancer cells. Video Enclosure: 60 Minutes Story on Kanzius Machine Developed by retired broadcaster and leukemia patient John Kanzius, the Kanzius Machine works by using a noninvasive radio wave generator to warm nanoparticles within cancer [...]