Health Sep 04 Chadwick Boseman and the changing landscape of who gets colon cancer By Lydia A. Flier, Gabriela Rico, Yamicia D. Connor, STAT News
Health Mar 07 Kristen was the picture of health. She died of colorectal cancer at 38 Colon and rectal cancer rates have risen sharply among generation X and millennials based on a new study. Here is one woman's story. By Vic Pasquantonio
Health Mar 25 Watch 8:41 Why cancer is so hard to fight in rural Kentucky 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… By PBS NewsHour
Health Oct 21 Watch Cancer Society Warns Against Premature Screenings The American Cancer Society warned Wednesday that premature screening could lead to overtreating or overlooking cancer. Gwen Ifill reports.
Health Nov 26 Study Shows First-ever Drop in New Cancer Rates New cancer rates in the United States have declined for the first time and the cancer death rate among men and women has continued to drop, according to an annual report on cancer published Tuesday in the Journal of the… By PBS NewsHour
Sep 07 Watch Genetic Map of Certain Cancers Discovered; Cancer Rate Drops Medical researchers have created the first genetic map of colon and breast cancer, revealing that nearly 200 mutated genes that were previously unknown help tumors grow and spread. Meanwhile, breast cancer rates in the United States have started to fall. Continue watching
Jun 02 New Drugs Show Promise in Fight Against Cancer A colon cancer drug that attacks tumors by blocking their blood supply was one of two new treatments shown to help improve the condition of patients with advanced stages of the disease. Continue reading