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
Feb 01 Watch 5:29 Why is cervical cancer killing many more African-American women than we thought? By PBS News Hour A new research analysis suggests the mortality rate of cervical cancer is higher than we thought, especially among African-American women. Miles O’Brien talks with Dr. Jennifer Caudle of the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine about the findings, as well… Continue watching
Jan 23 Scorching your toast and potatoes could cause cancer, UK scientists say By News Desk Scientists in the UK are cautioning against cooking potatoes and toast to a blackened color, saying a by-product of the cooking process could cause cancer. Continue reading
Jan 22 Trans patients, looking for fertility options, turn to cancer research By Corinne Segal There are an estimated 1.4 million trans Americans, and physicians told the PBS NewsHour Weekend that demand is increasing for health care specific to them. Many doctors are confronting the issue of fertility among trans communities. Continue reading
Nov 17 How cancer could emerge as the leading cause of death in the U.S. By Laura Santhanam Researchers at the CDC studied four decades of data to project when cancer may become the single most lethal illness in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 8:15 The challenges of fighting gynecological cancers By PBS News Hour PBS journalist Gwen Ifill passed away Monday after a battle with endometrial cancer. Do gynecological cancers receive the attention they deserve? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Angela Marshall of the Black Women's Health Imperative and Dr. Karen Lu of the… Continue watching
Nov 16 First human treated with CRISPR gene-edited cells in China, report says By Leigh Anne Tiffany For the first time, a cancer patient is being treated with cells altered using a gene editing technique called CRISPR-Cas9. Continue reading