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New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn said Friday he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but remains healthy and is optimistic that he will conquer the disease.
Men may protect more than their hearts if they keep cholesterol in line: Their chances of getting aggressive prostate cancer may be lower, new research suggests.
Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" — and with him, the family's income.
Like so many of us, Liliana Huerta wished someone, somehow, could transform the pudge around her middle to something a little more useful.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said Sunday.
Joni Lownsdale never thought her 2002 breast cancer diagnosis would land her in the middle of the Obama administration's fight with the health insurance industry.
Through 41 years of marriage, Michael and Barbara Welsh expected to share just about everything, for better or worse. But they never thought one of those things would be breast cancer.
It took a few tablespoons of my blood, a six-week wait to determine the results and only an instant to change my world.
A former chief executive of casino operator MGM Mirage has been diagnosed with cancer.
Pamina Brassey was so nervous before the photo shoot that she made sure she had a little bit of wine on hand, just in case she needed it.
When Felice Austin was just 11 years old, her mother died from breast cancer. That started Austin on a lifelong campaign to lower her risk of the disease that strikes nearly 200,000 women every year.
A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this year after separate discoveries that they had breast cancer.
When Jerry Koh’s wife, Anne, was diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring of 2008, he was slammed by a wave of feelings.
An Ohio sheriff's deputy who committed suicide last week pretended for years that he had cancer while scamming his family and colleagues out of thousands of dollars in charitable donations to pay for phony medical bills, authorities said Wednesday.
A former executive of Biopure Corp. has been sentenced to three years in prison for pretending he had terminal colon cancer to dodge a federal lawsuit filed by securities regulators.
An Ohio woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for scamming family and friends out of tens of thousands of dollars by claiming her husband was sick with cancer.
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and has since undergone two months of radiation treatment.
Ryan Moats was denied the chance to say a final goodbye to his mother-in-law Jonetta Collinsworth as she succumbed to breast cancer because of an ugly incident with a police officer that gained national attention.
Texas gave birth to the modern oil industry, invented the handheld calculator and sent man to the moon. But can the Lone Star State cure cancer?
The average American woman’s lifetime risk for developing breast cancer is one in nine. While that’s a scary statistic, you can take simple steps to lower the likelihood that you will develop cancer.
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a decision on GlaxoSmithKline's vaccine for cervical cancer, according to the British drugmaker.
Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday.
NCAA basketball coaches who are sometimes rivals on the court came united to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push for quick approval of health care reform.
A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients' risk of heart problems, new research says.
People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, researchers said Monday.
Thousands send early Christmas cards to dying 5-year-old Noah BiorkmanI received this post a few days ago in my e-mail box from my bestfriend, Jackie. After a few searches and more information I felt this story was trues and wanted to pass it on. Please help!
Israeli scientists find stroke drug could help cure cancer Israeli scientists have identified a substance that can kill cancerous cells without harming healthy ones, paving the way for more effective cancer treatment.
A Resurgence for Gene Therapyscientists say gene therapy may be on the edge of a resurgence.
Obesity causes 100,000 U.S. cancer cases a yearObesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year - and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday.
Green Tea May Help Prevent Oral Cancer - Health - usnews.comThe study found that about 59 percent of people taking the highest dose of the green tea extract showed a clinical response, compared with 18 percent of those who took a placebo.
Can an ancient spice prevent and treat cancer? Can an ancient spice prevent and treat cancer? That's the question researchers are trying to answer. .
Obesity linked to specific cancersAbout 100,500 new cases of cancer are caused by obesity every year, according to the most comprehensive attempt ever to estimate the cancers attributed to extra weight.
Marijuana smoking does not raise lung cancer risk according to UCLA studyPeople who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk for developing lung cancer, new research suggests. In fact there is evidence that it may have a protective effect.
These shoes were made for gawking - 2009-Oct-29 - Culture Map HoustonFor the grand opening of the newly-expanded Ferragamo store in the Galleria last week, the Italian leather goods house brought in a slew of fancy footwear and bags from the Ferragamo Creations collection, a to-die-for group of iconic designs from the company's archives.
At OpEdNews: FDA HID RESEARCH THAT DAMNED ASPARTAME: Fatal studies should have blocked NutraSweet approvalThis is a very important revelation about FDA over 3 decades
New treatment option emerging for some with early stage lung cancerPatients with early stage, non-small cell lung cancer who are not able to undergo surgery, now have a highly effective treatment option.
Low cholesterol may ward off prostate cancerA new study suggests that men may be able to lower their risk of getting the most aggressive form of prostate cancer by keeping their cholesterol in a healthy range.
British brain tumour specialist hired as B.C. Cancer Agency presidentDr. David Levy has been hired to succeed Dr. Simon Sutcliffe as head of the B.C. agency which has a mandate over cancer control, treatment, research and screening for the entire province of more than four million people.
Judge OKs Challenge to Patents on Human GenesA federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit can move forward against the Patent and Trademark Office and the research company that was awarded exclusive rights to human genes known to detect early signs of breast and ovarian cancer. More Articles
Breast cancer stigma endangers poorer womenIn developing countries, where nearly two-thirds of women aren't diagnosed until it has spread through their bodies.
Man accused of 'cancer' scam An Auckland man is due to appear in court this week accused of cheating city churches out of hundreds of thousands of dollars on the pretext he needed money for cancer treatment.
Somers' new target: conventional cancer treatment EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans.
Breast imaging - an innovative and more effective way Doctor's have an innovative and more effective way of treating breast cancer patients, it's called gama imaging, and it's helping doctors detect cancer earlier in patients. 7's Frances Rivera has more. It's a new tool in the fight against breast cancer.
msnbc.com:6-year-old's love notes live on after herThis is the true story of a six-year-old girl named Elena and her battle against cancer. In her last days she showed a community how to love and how to live.
Test may bring better bowel cancer therapyA test designed in Dunedin which could lead to more effective treatment for some bowel cancer cases worldwide is about to be granted a New Zealand patent.
More and More Boys Born With Deformed Genitals -- What's to Blame?Scientists are casting a wide net in search of chemicals seen as likely suspects in feminization and reproductive anomalies being spotted worldwide. Results of a study released in May 2009 by the British nongovernmental organization CHEMTrust show:
Hungry For Shrimp? First Read ThisDescription of how shrimp are farmed outside the US and imported for domestic consumption. Shrimp are produced using pesticides, antibiotics, and other nasty chemicals.
TV report on breast self-exams bares allTV news reports about breast-cancer detection and treatment are common, though usually discreet, with female breasts typically depicted only in X-rays or tastefully draped.
Ice cream in cancer therapy WELLINGTON - NEW Zealand scientists are developing an ice cream that is so good for you, it could come with a doctor's prescription.
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