Jan 08 Watch 5:45 As death rates from cancer decline, why are some communities faring worse? The death rate from cancer in the U.S. fell 27 percent between 1991 and 2016 due to earlier detection and a decline in smoking, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society. But obesity-related cancer deaths are increasing,… Continue watching
Dec 24 Justice Ginsburg up and working after surgery By Associated Press The court next meets on Jan. 7. Despite her health problems, Ginsburg has never missed arguments. Continue reading
Oct 20 Why radiation protection experts are concerned over EPA proposal By Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, The Conversation The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency solicited the advice of a controversial toxicologist, Edward Calabrese, to consider changes to how it regulates radiation. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trump’s EPA is moving to weaken regulation on radiation exposure By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Trump administration is turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight. Continue reading
Oct 01 James Allison and Tasuku Honjo, cancer immunotherapy trailblazers, take home 2018 Nobel Prize in medicine By Nsikan Akpan James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in in Medicine for a branch of medicine that calls on our immune systems to fight tumors. Continue reading
Sep 26 George Gershwin’s too-short life ended on a blue note By Dr. Howard Markel The cause of his untimely death was most likely glioblastoma, the same type of brain cancer that killed Senators Edward M. Kennedy in 2009 and John McCain this September. Continue reading
Aug 29 Does formaldehyde cause leukemia? A delayed EPA report may hold the answer By Amanda Grennell An EPA report on formaldehyde, more than a decade in the making, still hasn't been released to the public. Continue reading
Jul 27 Why aren’t more Americans getting screened for these cancers? By Laura Santhanam Breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer accounted for four out of 10 new cancer diagnoses and a fifth of all cancer deaths in recent years, the CDC says in a new report. Continue reading
Jul 09 For terminally ill cancer patients, where you live can shape end-of-life care By Laura Santhanam A study from Harvard Medical School suggests better conversations about end-of-life care could help close the gap. Continue reading
Jul 07 New approach to breast cancer screening — tailoring guidelines for each patient — may save lives and money, study says By Orly Nadell Farber, STAT A new study suggests that women might benefit from individualized approaches to mammograms rather than from universal guidelines. Continue reading