Health firm wrongly told hundreds of people they might have cancer
Grail, a biotech firm that makes a blood test for detecting cancer, blamed the snafu on a technology glitch.
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Grail, a biotech firm that makes a blood test for detecting cancer, blamed the snafu on a technology glitch.
A local cancer patient is now patiently waiting as a nationwide shortage in chemotherapy drugs has halted his treatments. For Michael Griffith of Sacramento, finding the joy in the everyday has been as crucial a part of his cancer diagnosis as chemo.
The veteran science YouTuber and best-selling author announced he has Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The new guidelines have been moved by a whole decade. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now says 40 is when women should start getting screenings every other year.
Breast cancer screenings should be done every other year beginning at age 40, according to draft guidance issued Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Maria Menounos is opening up about her secret battle with Stage 2 pancreatic cancer. Here's what to known about the diagnosis, including signs, symptoms and treatment.
The resilient 8-year-old is getting the community on the dance floor to make a difference.
A California state lawmaker announced on Friday that she is receiving treatment for breast cancer.
Patients with curable cancers must often wait for the condition to spread or become incurable before qualifying for federal disability. "Which is very depressing," one oncologist said.
The treatment, called CAR-T cell therapy, uses supercharged immune cells to work against tumors in children with a rare kind of cancer.
Soon, Californians may no longer be able to "taste the rainbow" if a proposed bill is enacted.
Soon, Californians may no longer be able to "taste the rainbow" as a proposed food safety bill could force candies like Skittles to change their ingredients or become banned in the state. The bill was introduced in February and aims to bar food ingredients that have been linked to cancer-causing chemicals. Supporters of the bill believe that it will help protect kids and overall public health.
"All cancerous tissue was successfully removed," the president's physician said.
Cambridge University researchers found "substantial benefits to heart health and reducing your risk of cancer" with just a short dose of daily moderate exercise.
The Ohio train derailment is a "wake-up call" for the reality of vinyl chloride's role in human and environmental health, experts say.
The "Grease" star had battled cancer for decades before she died last summer.
About half a dozen hazardous substances were on board the train when it derailed in East Palestine — as well as the residue of one substance that can cause genetic mutations.
The procedure is called Mohs surgery, an outpatient procedure, considered the best for skin cancers on the face.
The 66-year-old revealed that she will start treatment this month and said she's prepared to "fight with all [I've] got."
The three-time World Cup winner's cancer has advanced and doctors at Albert Einstein hospital recently said he's under "elevated care" related to "kidney and cardiac dysfunctions."
President Biden the new law is "personal" to him and many others.
Could man's best friend ultimately help find a cure for cancer? Researchers at UC Davis think so. Doctors for humans linked hands with doctors for animals, hoping their groundbreaking study on new cancer treatment in dogs will one day save the lives of people.
Colorectal cancer, which includes colon and rectal cancers, is the second most deadly cancer today and is striking more younger people in the prime of their lives. Here's how to use screening to lower your chances.
Travolta called Alley "one of the most special relationships I've ever had."
His daughter said he was hospitalized to regulate the medication in his fight against a colon tumor.
