Oct 28 Oakland middle-schoolers use hip-hop to tell the story of Henrietta Lacks By Jon Brooks, KQED Future of You Henrietta Lacks was a poor African-American woman whose cells have been used in scientific research for decades. Her story has been told in a best-selling book — and now an awesome middle school rap video. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 5:30 This cancer survivor wants to stop kids in the Philippines from lighting up By PBS News Hour As smoking rates have fallen in the U.S. and Europe, tobacco companies have focused their advertising elsewhere, especially Asia. In the Philippines, 25 percent of the population smokes, and cigarettes are a leading cause of death. But one former smoker… Continue watching
Oct 09 The race to create a new class of ovarian cancer drugs heats up By Meghana Keshavan, STAT The race to create the next potent ovarian cancer drug is coming to a head. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 3:11 How caring for a dying husband made life worth living By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 07 Cancer ‘moonshot’ panel releases blueprint, but lacks guarantees on funding By Nsikan Akpan The cancer moonshot Blue Ribbon panel releases a 10-point plan for fighting the multifaceted disease, as Congress deliberates the funds for the initiative. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watson goes to Asia as hospitals use supercomputer for cancer treatment By Ike Swetlitz, STAT The goal is to use Watson’s natural language processing to mine the medical literature and a patient’s records to provide treatment advice. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 3:39 Tig Notaro explains how to make breast cancer funny By PBS News Hour Comedian Tig Notaro lost her mother, ended a long-term relationship and got diagnosed with breast cancer all in the same year. It was, she says, more than she could handle, but it also spurred a writing spree that helped her… Continue watching
Jun 22 In Appalachia, cancer rates are stubbornly high. One woman’s quest to find out why By Bob Tedeschi, STAT In the poorest communities spanning Appalachia, cancer is often a death sentence. But one woman has launched a number of initiatives to try to help. Continue reading
May 28 What you need to know about the new study on cellphones and cancer By Sheila Kaplan, STAT The new study of cancer risk from cellphones marks a big change in what researchers think they know about the dangers — which is why it’s sure to get an extra close look from scientists, industry, and government regulators. Continue reading
May 27 Major U.S. study links cellphone exposure to cancer in rats By Megan Thielking, Dylan Scott, STAT A major new study provides evidence of a possible link between cellphone exposure and cancer, at least in rats — findings that are likely to spark a fierce new debate about the 21st century’s most ubiquitous tech gadget. Continue reading