Health Aug 28 Groundbreaking treatments and vaccines offer hope in fight against cancer By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte
Health Oct 11 Watch 6:27 A look at the latest advances in breast cancer prevention and treatment For the past 40 years, pink ribbons have sprouted every October as the symbol of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To take stock of the latest in breast cancer research and the experience of patients, Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Arif… By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young
Health Jul 19 Watch 5:00 How National Cancer Institute funding cuts could affect the fight against the disease For decades, the National Cancer Institute has spearheaded breakthrough advancements against the disease. Cancer deaths have been reduced by a third since the 1990s, but now the world’s premier cancer institute is in the midst of a fierce battle over… By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery
Politics Aug 13 WATCH: Biden speaks about progress made toward 'cancer moonshot' “We’re moving quickly because we know that all families touched by cancer are in a race against time,” President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. By Will Weissert, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
Health Aug 11 Watch 6:49 Why rates of cancer among Millennials and Gen X are on the rise in America While cancer deaths in the U.S. have decreased in recent years, experts say one group has seen an overall rise in cancer rates: younger Americans. William Brangham spoke with Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society, to learn more… By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, Kaisha Young
Aug 01 Who was Henrietta Lacks? Here's how HeLa cells became essential to medical research By Ivan Martinez, The Conversation On Aug. 1, 2023, over 70 years after doctors took Lacks’ cells without her consent or knowledge, her family reached a settlement with biotech company Thermo Fisher. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 5:45 As death rates from cancer decline, why are some communities faring worse? The death rate from cancer in the U.S. fell 27 percent between 1991 and 2016 due to earlier detection and a decline in smoking, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society. But obesity-related cancer deaths are increasing,… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 8:34 Can finance cure cancer? By Paul Solman How do you drive investors to spend money on cutting-edge cancer treatments? One idea, according to economist Andrew Lo, is to sell securities in a megafund of research projects. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores how financial engineering could be the… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 10:27 Cancer treatment progress stunted by lack of volunteers By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo As recent years have seen great progress in treating cancer, the country’s second leading cause of death with almost 600,000 people dying from it last year, American researchers are struggling to keep the momentum. While they have developed more than… Continue watching
Jun 03 As government-funded cancer research sags, scientists fear U.S. is 'losing its edge' By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Less and less of the research presented at a prominent cancer conference is supported by the National Institutes of Health, a development that some of the country’s top scientists see as a worrisome trend. Continue reading