New Treatment Uses Modified HIV To Kill Lymphoma Cancer Cells
A new treatment takes a lymphoma patient's extracted T cells and injects them with a crippled strain of HIV programmed to kill cancerous cells.
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A new treatment takes a lymphoma patient's extracted T cells and injects them with a crippled strain of HIV programmed to kill cancerous cells.
A campaign is underway at City of Hope hospital in Duarte to educate African-American women about the risks of breast cancer.
Veteran TV newsman Tom Brokaw has been diagnosed with cancer, NBC News said Tuesday.
The Gardena Police Department is asking the public to help a family who recently lost an 8-year-old boy to cancer.
Employees at a company headquartered in Camarillo have joined together to help a co-worker care for his cancer-stricken wife.
An 18-year-old teen was granted a special wish Thursday to fly in a helicopter.
An Orange County family reunited with their dog last month after he went missing in Arizona more than a year ago say his return offers new hope to their family.
Sammy Hagar's drummer is on a mission to make an experimental cancer treatment available for his wife.
Dozens of children battling illnesses were treated to a special cruise Monday evening to look at holiday lights.
Fred Kavli, who launched a foundation to support science research and award prizes of $1 million to scientists, has died. He was 86.
Employees of the City of Hope Hospital know the perks and benefits are many.
A 49-year-old man says his insurance company and health care administrator repeatedly denied him a medical procedure that could have prevented his cancer from advancing to the point where he's now considered terminal.
A year ago, local bodybuilder Mo Carmody was told he wouldn't live eight months.
The parents of a girl, who has been diagnosed with Leukemia, have gone to great lengths in order to lift her spirits.
Fleetwood Mac is canceling planned performances in Australia and New Zealand as bassist John McVie is treated for cancer.
Orange City firefighters Tuesday took their hats off and shave their heads to show support for patients at CHOC Children's Hospital.
As part of a month-long, league-wide initiative, the Anaheim Ducks hosted Hockey Fights Cancer Night against the Dallas Stars at the Honda Center on Sunday evening.
A community task force met for the first time Thursday to help guide the investigation into whether environmental conditions at Malibu High School made dozens of teachers sick.
Students and staff will be temporarily relocated from a building at Malibu High School that some believe is making them sick, the district superintendent announced Tuesday.
Students at Malibu Middle and High School were back in class Monday following reports that at least a third of the school's teachers complained of serious illnesses.
A large number of teachers -- as many as one third of the staff -- say that Malibu High School is making them sick and causing an outbreak of cancers.
Two women turned bras into works of art to inspire and raise money for a local cancer support program.
Technology developed 15 years ago for the United States military may now help women in the fight against breast cancer.
Young cancer patients from around the United States have been given a week-long vacation in Southern California.
A former Southland woman accused of faking a breast cancer diagnosis for money was scheduled to appear in court Thursday.
