Health Jun 18 Critical cancer drug shortage forces doctors, patients to make tough choices By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson
Health Jul 01 Watch 8:10 How doctors are innovating to treat COVID-19 One of the reasons COVID-19 presents such a significant global medical challenge is that there are few effective therapies for it so far. As cases fill hospital beds across many parts of the country, doctors and scientists are coming up… By Miles O'Brien
Health Jul 09 For terminally ill cancer patients, where you live can shape end-of-life care A study from Harvard Medical School suggests better conversations about end-of-life care could help close the gap. By Laura Santhanam
World Oct 27 For Russian children, fears of cancer are eased by a special doll For a child, a cancer diagnosis can be the stuff of nightmares. So doctors in Russia have started using a doll to demonstrate treatments, answer questions and try to ease fears. By Larisa Epatko
Health Sep 02 Doctors want to give their cancer patients every chance. But are they pushing off hard talks too long? Experts say doctors who counsel immunotherapy and hold onto hopes for remission are postponing conversations about palliative care and end-of-life wishes. By Bob Tedeschi, STAT
Jan 22 Trans patients, looking for fertility options, turn to cancer research By Corinne Segal There are an estimated 1.4 million trans Americans, and physicians told the PBS NewsHour Weekend that demand is increasing for health care specific to them. Many doctors are confronting the issue of fertility among trans communities. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch Promising Breast Cancer Treatment Averts ‘Collateral Damage’ to Healthy Cells Promising Breast Cancer Treatment Averts 'Collateral Damage' to Healthy Cells… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch ‘Practice-Changing’ Cancer Study Shows Lymph Node Surgery May Be Unnecessary A decades-old treatment for breast cancer does not necessarily improve survival rates in women with early stage cancer, according to a study released this week. Gwen Ifill speaks with co-author Dr. Monica Morrow, a surgical oncologist at New York's Memorial… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Cancer Drug Treatment Reserach Highlights Oncology Conference Researchers reported new progress in the treatment of breast, skin, lung and ovarian cancers at a weekend meeting of top cancer experts in Chicago. Ray Suarez talks to American Society of Clinical Oncology President George Sledge for an update on… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch Dogs Shed New Light on Cancer Genes in Humans Cancer researchers are finding that purebred dogs may help provide answers about the genetic basis of cancer -- in dogs and humans -- because the dogs' small genetic pool makes it easier to isolate cancer-causing genetic mutations. The NewsHour provides… Continue watching