Aug 15 Home run king Babe Ruth helped pioneer modern cancer treatment By Dr. Howard Markel Besides being a beloved baseball star, Babe Ruth was one of the first cancer patients to receive a combination of chemotherapy and radiation, a practice that doctors still use today. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Pediatric cancer survivors face lifetime of health challenges By PBS News Hour Thanks to better treatments, more people are surviving cancer. But those treatments come with a downside: Survivors, especially those who got sick as children, are at greater risk for other significant health issues later. The NewsHour's Cat Wise profiles a… Continue watching
Jun 30 Health ‘passport’ provides guide for pediatric cancer survivors By Cat Wise One of the biggest success stories in the fight against cancer has been the number of children who are surviving the disease. But ironically, the same treatments that are helping save so many lives can also cause a host of… Continue reading
Jun 21 Proposed laws on experimental drugs stir debate By Stephen Fee This May, Colorado's governor signed the nation's first "right to try" bill, which allows terminally ill patients to try unapproved — and potentially dangerous — drugs outside of clinical trials and without approval from federal regulators. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch ‘Right to try’ law gives terminal patients access to drugs not approved by FDA By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 17 Insurers take up fight against rising chemotherapy costs By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Some cancer patients and their insurers are seeing their bills for chemotherapy jump sharply, reflecting increased drug prices and hospitals’ push to buy oncologists’ practices and then bill at higher rates. Continue reading
Jun 01 Study may reveal improved treatment for hormone-sensitive breast cancer By Vic Pasquantonio There is a new way to treat hormone-sensitive breast cancer in young women in the early stages of the disease, according to a study released Sunday by the National Institutes of Health. Continue reading
May 29 Watch Rwanda rebuilds after genocide with focus on community health care By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 19 Protecting your spouse’s Social Security when cancer cuts your time short By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff puts to rest a cancer patient's fears that he and his wife made a mistake by not having her file for spousal benefits as early as age 62 and explains how he can help leave… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Finding the right words in ‘A Breast Cancer Alphabet’ By PBS News Hour “B” is for breast. “I” is for indignity. “K” is for kindness. In “A Breast Cancer Alphabet,” NPR’s Madhulika Sikka has written a candid guide for patients, friends and caregivers to prepare and cope with that disease. She joins Judy… Continue watching