Jul 20 Why glioblastoma tumors like John McCain’s are so aggressive By Nsikan Akpan Many outlets have described John McCain's tumor as "aggressive." Here's why. Continue reading
Jul 20 Senator John McCain says he’ll ‘be back soon, so stand-by’ By Associated Press McCain's office said late Wednesday that the 80-year-old senator had been diagnosed with cancer. Continue reading
Jul 19 Sen. John McCain has a brain tumor, doctors say By Donna Cassata, Associated Press Doctors say Arizona Sen. John McCain has a brain tumor associated with a blood clot that was removed last week. Continue reading
Jul 12 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Donald Trump Jr.’s emails By Joshua Barajas, Laura Santhanam, Iman Smith, Erica R. Hendry Take a break from the news cycle with these overlooked but important stories that are getting lost in the shuffle. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:29 Cervical cancer is most deadly in India. This program is trying to change that. By PBS News Hour Cervical cancer afflicts a half million women across the world every year, but it's most deadly in India. For many Indian women, seeing a doctor is the last resort and an unaffordable luxury. A pilot program aims to change that… Continue watching
Jun 12 Why cancer patients don’t have enough information to make decisions about their treatments By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News At a time when expensive new cancer treatments are proliferating rapidly, patients have more therapy choices than ever before. Yet they are largely kept in the dark because their doctors either can’t or won’t communicate clearly. Many patients compound the… Continue reading
Jun 04 A taxpayer gamble on medical tourism: Louisiana subsidizes proton therapy to boost its economy By Max Blau, STAT Proton therapy only works for specific types of cancer, but Louisiana officials are hopeful their centers will make the state a medical tourism destination. Continue reading
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
Apr 15 ‘It will help us with our product’: Emails show how a billionaire’s philanthropy boosted his business By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and his diagnostics company, NantHealth, have denied reports that they reaped benefits from a $12 million gift he made to support the University of Utah. Continue reading
Mar 07 Kristen was the picture of health. She died of colorectal cancer at 38 By Vic Pasquantonio Colon and rectal cancer rates have risen sharply among generation X and millennials based on a new study. Here is one woman's story. Continue reading