Apr 13 Watch 6:33 Why tech titan Sean Parker is bankrolling collaborative cancer research By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 8:41 Why cancer is so hard to fight in rural Kentucky By PBS News Hour Cancer is epidemic in eastern Kentucky, a result of medical illiteracy, limited access to care, unhealthy lifestyles and poverty. In fact, life expectancy in the region is five years shorter than the rest of the nation. But state health officials… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at age 94 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, tributes poured in from across the nation after former first lady Nancy Reagan’s death Sunday at age 94; President Obama offered a few words of praise for the conservative icon. Also, former president Jimmy Carter… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Elephant genes hold big hopes for cancer researchers By PBS News Hour Elephants have 100 times more cells in their bodies than humans, which should make them far more vulnerable to cancer than we are. But less than 5 percent of elephant deaths are linked to cancer, which researchers credit to the… Continue watching
Feb 01 Price tag for Biden cancer ‘moonshot’ at $1 billion in Obama budget By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $755 million for cancer research in next year's budget, bringing the total price tag for Vice President Joe Biden's cancer initiative to $1 billion. Continue reading
Jan 15 Biden sees politics of cancer as an obstacle to curing it By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Four weeks after announcing he wouldn't run for president, Joe Biden returned to the world-renowned cancer center in Texas where doctors had tried to save his son's life. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 10:06 Can America come together to cure cancer? By PBS News Hour In his last State of the Union address, President Obama tapped Vice President Joe Biden to lead an effort to boost and streamline national cancer research. What would such an initiative look like? Judy Woodruff gets insight from Dr. Francis… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Obama: ‘Let’s make America the country that cures cancer’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 3:27 Breast cancer now as common among black women as white, report says By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 26 FAQ: Exactly what processed meat should I avoid, and other questions By Nsikan Akpan Here's the chemistry behind how processed meats cause cancer. Continue reading