Stanford Doctor Applauds HPV Vaccine Recommendations
A government panel is recommending that young boys also get the controversial HPV shot. That's the vaccine now given to girls to prevent cervical cancer.
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A government panel is recommending that young boys also get the controversial HPV shot. That's the vaccine now given to girls to prevent cervical cancer.
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation is selling a perfume called "Promise Me" to raise money for breast cancer research. The only problem, the perfume contains chemicals categorized as toxic. And now, one advocacy group is asking for the product to be taken out of stores.
A copy of Steve Jobs' death certificate indicates the Apple co-founder died of respiratory arrest that resulted from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs.
Apple Inc. and the family of Steve Jobs were not saying what caused the death of the company's founder. However, medical experts said that the liver transplant he had two years ago was probably a sign that his cancer had returned.
Jan Wahl reviews "50/50", a comedy/drama about a young man's life turned upside-down, but finds the humor with his best friend. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Seth Rogen...
Northern California cancer patients are taking advantage of a unique service provided by a Bay Area non-profit group - a second opinion on their cancer diagnosis, free of charge.
A Bay Area rapper is hoping his music can help a 2-year-old girl fighting a rare form of cancer. But a show planned to raise money for the toddler will not go on.
Sixteen months ago, Imad Ed Daou bought a .38-caliber handgun to kill his cancer-stricken son, telling others he did not want the 22-year-old to suffer like some of his other relatives had.
A new report published in The Lancet finds taller women are actually at increased risk for a wide variety of cancers.
An interview with Bill Fisher, CEO of the Northern California Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, about what is being done to fight the deadly disease.
Martinez police were mourning the loss of a sergeant who lost a battle with cancer last week.
Starting next summer, you can start looking for SPF 15 bottles and tubes with the label "broad spectrum" and feel confident they're lowering your risk of skin cancer.
A major study by a consumer group of sunscreens finds that many of them do not provide protection against cancer-causing ultraviolet rays.
Gov. Jerry Brown's office says he has had surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his nose.
For the first time in decades, the death rate from lung cancer among women in the U.S. is finally dropping. It may be a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic.
Japan's nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the Bay Area and much of the West Coast for a cheap drug that can protect against one type of radiation damage—even though the risk is only in Japan.
Talk about hitting a high note. A mezzo-soprano has beaten the medical odds, surviving and finding the value of friendship and love in the process.
For the first time in three decades, there is new hope in the fight against a lethal brain tumor that strikes only children.
For many cancer patients, especially women, losing your hair during treatment can be devastating. But Bay Area scientists are testing an unusual device that may spare the hair.
It's a virtual cure for a potentially fatal disease. But an investigation by the federal government found it could put others at risk.
If investors were as visionary as Steve Jobs has proved to be during his 35 years of tech wizardry, they might be able to figure out whether Cupertino-based Apple Inc. can still thrive.
Tim Cook's mastery of inventory management and his high expectations of employees should leave Apple Inc. in good hands while its charismatic leader, Steve Jobs, takes a medical leave of absence.
British actress Susannah York, one of the leading stars of British and Hollywood films in the late 1960s and early 1970s and an Academy Award nominee, has died at the age of 72...
Alameda Fire Captain Scott Carnevale died of work-related cancer Monday, a spokesman for the firefighters union said. He was 42.
