Diagnosis and Treatment
Fran on Anderson – Fran Talks About Her Cancer Misdiagnosis
On the April 16, 2004, episode of ANDERSON, Fran opened up to Anderson Cooper about her battle with cancer, saying she was misdiagnosed by eight doctors in a two-year period. ...
Nanostars Deliver Cancer Drugs Direct To Nucleus
Scientists at Northwestern University in the US have developed a simple, specialized, star-shaped gold nanoparticle that can deliver drugs directly to the nucleus of a cancer cell. They write about ...
Cancer: New Science on How to Prevent and Treat It—A Report from TEDMED
CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE HAS LOST THE BATTLE WITH CANCER. But that doesn’t mean the war is over. Let me explain why we may finally be heading in the right direction. I ...
Brain-cancer device now FDA-approved
Brain tumors may soon encounter a new weapon. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device that uses electrical energy to kill brain cancer cells. The device, approved ...
Yearly Mammograms from Age 40 Save 71 Percent More Lives, Study Shows
ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2011) — A new study questions the controversial U.S. Preventative Service Task Force recommendations for breast cancer screening, with data that shows starting at a younger age ...
Cancer Costs Predicted to Skyrocket to $158 Billion by 2020
Karin Gaines of Rockford, Ill., is battling breast cancer for the second time in her life. She's taking two different medications to treat her disease, which also has spread to ...
Breast Cancer Risk: A Screening 3 Times Better Than Mammograms
Breast cancer screening should be individualized depending on breast density. All women should know their breast density so they can choose the right breast cancer screening tool for their breasts ...
Blood Test May Be Able to Spot Lurking Cancer Cell
A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor's ...
J&J Seeks to Market New Cancer Screening Device
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is teaming up with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital to market a microchip-based test that could detect cancer cells in blood, a potentially revolutionary initiative for ...
Breast Cancer Screening Program Reopens for Low-Income Californians
On Wednesday, California's Every Woman Counts breast cancer screening program for low-income women reopened enrollment for women age 40 and older, HealthyCal reports (Weintraub, HealthyCal, 12/1). Background Every Woman Counts ...
VIDEO: IBC Project, Take Two
The IBC Project: Take Two from Matthew Steinhart on Vimeo. A revised version! A new documentary from the creator of the award-winning film, My Longest Day, The IBC Project discusses ...
Empowered Patient: How to choose the right hospital
Chuck Toeniskoetter says he's alive today because of a nurse and a paramedic who made sure he went to the right hospital when he suffered a stroke on a California mountaintop. The ...