Aug 29 Does formaldehyde cause leukemia? A delayed EPA report may hold the answer By Amanda Grennell An EPA report on formaldehyde, more than a decade in the making, still hasn't been released to the public. Continue reading
Jul 27 Why aren’t more Americans getting screened for these cancers? By Laura Santhanam Breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer accounted for four out of 10 new cancer diagnoses and a fifth of all cancer deaths in recent years, the CDC says in a new report. Continue reading
Jul 09 For terminally ill cancer patients, where you live can shape end-of-life care By Laura Santhanam A study from Harvard Medical School suggests better conversations about end-of-life care could help close the gap. Continue reading
Jul 07 New approach to breast cancer screening — tailoring guidelines for each patient — may save lives and money, study says By Orly Nadell Farber, STAT A new study suggests that women might benefit from individualized approaches to mammograms rather than from universal guidelines. Continue reading
Jun 04 Many early-stage breast cancer patients can skip chemo, major study finds By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer The study is the largest ever done of breast cancer treatment, and the results are expected to spare up to 70,000 patients a year in the United States and many more elsewhere the ordeal and expense of these drugs. Continue reading
May 23 This digital pill wants to make following your prescription easier By Cat Wise Most adults say they struggle with remembering to take their prescriptions. A nationwide study is testing a pill with an ingestible sensor that tracks medication adherence from inside the body. Continue reading
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
Jan 02 Too many cancer screens skew how we understand risk factors, study says By Sharon Begley, STAT Widespread screening for "scrutiny-dependent" cancers — those for which the harder you look the more you find, and the more of what you find is harmless — causes another problem, two leading cancer experts argue in a paper published on… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 24:56 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 10, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 10, President Donald Trump reiterates his support for Roy Moore, two days before the Alabama special Senate election. Also, bitcoin launches on futures market and doctors hope to increase participation in cancer trials. Hari… Continue watching
Nov 22 Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago, researchers say By Teresa Carey Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have uncovered documents demonstrating that members of the sugar industry called off a study in the 1960s because it linked sucrose -- a common sugar -- to heart disease and bladder cancer… Continue reading