How AI is helping doctors detect breast cancer early when it's most treatable
Doctors say AI is especially helpful to radiologists with the ability to see and analyze mammograms like never before. Stephanie Stahl reports.
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Doctors say AI is especially helpful to radiologists with the ability to see and analyze mammograms like never before. Stephanie Stahl reports.
Anu, a bulldog, has the most common form of canine skin cancer, and she underwent the new radiation therapy that uses radio gel.
The new kind of treatment places radiation directly into cancerous tumors, so there's limited damage to nearby tissue.
The results of a clinical trial published last month targeted breast cancer "sleeper cells," which are cells that break away from the main tumor and can resurface later to spread cancer throughout the body.
A Biden spokeswoman confirmed the former president finished several weeks of radiation therapy treatment Monday.
A doctor in Allentown marks breast cancer awareness month with a growing collection of pink shoes in support of her patients and to raise awareness. Stephanie Stahl reports.
D'Angelo's family said he died Tuesday after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer."
A new report from the American Cancer Society says an estimated 33,600 women will be diagnosed this year with lobular breast cancer, which is on the rise in the United States. The lesser-known cancer affects a patient's milk-producing glands and has different symptoms than other forms of breast cancer.
Doctors say one of the best ways to fight cancer is with exercise, and a growing number of people are surviving because of better treatments.
Pat Schmus got the chance to chat with and snap photos with DeVonta Smith before the Eagles game against the Broncos on Sunday.
Juan Namnun, the baseball coach at Frankford High School, is in the small group of men diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
The Eagles partnered with nonprofit Bringing Hope Home for an event highlighting the NFL's Crucial Catch campaign, which promotes early cancer screenings.
Puppies and yoga mats filled the NovaCare Complex this week as the Philadelphia Eagles partnered with nonprofit Bringing Hope Home for an event highlighting the NFL's Crucial Catch campaign, which promotes early cancer screenings.
Staff at a mobile testing van in Philadelphia can test people for prostate cancer and provide more information about the disease.
Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith and his fiancée, Mya, surprised a woman battling stage four ovarian cancer with a signed jersey.
Pat Schmus, who is battling stage four ovarian cancer, is a massive Philadelphia sports fan. Her daughter, Theresa, reached out to DeVonta Smith's fiancée for a favor, and the rest is history.
Cancer survivors, doctors and advocates are calling on Congress to protect cancer research funding from cuts by President Trump.
In the shadow of Independence Hall, the symbol of liberty and American advancement, cancer survivors and advocates are fighting to save medical research from President Trump's proposed cutbacks.
A new program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is helping kids with cancer while also honoring Dr. Barbara Friedes.
New medical backpacks for young leukemia patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are being created and distributed in memory of a little girl and in honor of Dr. Barbara Friedes, a pediatric oncologist who was killed while riding her bike.
Temple University is welcoming its largest freshman class yet, including a new student who is a North Philly native and Gates Scholar, hoping to change lives without leaving his neighborhood.
Doctors said the best way to prevent skin cancer is to avoid sun exposure by always using sunscreen.
A new invention is shining a light on cancer and helping surgeons find microscopic lesions.
Cytalux is shining a light on cancer and helping surgeons find microscopic lesions in patients who have lung cancer. A doctor and patient in New Jersey are grateful for the new technology.
Previous research showed they have an increased risk of mesothelioma and bladder cancer, but that's not all, according to a new study.
