Retired oncologist helps cancer patients get a free second opinion
Sharon Chin reports on retired oncologist Dr. Howard Kleckner, who provides cancer patients in need with a valuable second opinion (7-6-2022)
Sharon Chin reports on retired oncologist Dr. Howard Kleckner, who provides cancer patients in need with a valuable second opinion (7-6-2022)
A cancer diagnosis is something that's difficult to prepare for, if not impossible. One retired Bay Area doctor uses his expertise to ease the recently diagnosed out of that initial period of shock.
A two-time breast cancer survivor who takes cancer support to the next level is this week's Bay Area Jefferson Award winner.
Elizabeth Cook reports on a SRA scholar who is taking a role in fighting cancer after going through treatment herself (6-3-2022)
A gifted Bay Area student who faced cancer as a teenager and won has taken on a new role in the fight against the devastating disease.
A woman who pretended to have cancer and raised more than $100,000 in donations was sentenced by a Northern California federal court to five years in prison, prosecutors said.
Madeleine Albright, the 64th U.S. secretary of state and the first woman to ever serve in the role, has died of cancer, her family said. She was 84.
California's highest court rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Monsanto Co.'s to $86.2 million in damages to an East Bay couple who developed cancer after spraying the company's Roundup weed-killer in their yards for three decades.
Ray Fosse, a legendary broadcaster with the Oakland A's and catcher during the team's 1970s dynasty, died after a longtime battle with cancer, his family announced Wednesday.
A 36-year-old San Jose resident pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud for soliciting donations from individuals to help her pay for cancer treatments she did not need nor received.
Coppertone is recalling five aerosol sunscreens sold by retailers nationwide after finding the cancer-causing chemical benzene in some batches of the products.
A trio of top-flight Bay Area metal bands team up for a good cause Saturday when Thee Parkside holds a benefit to help legendary Exodus drummer Tom Hunting with his battle against stomach cancer.
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is recalling five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contain low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure.
Concluding that "mere tweaks cannot salvage the agreement," a federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday refused to bless a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit involving Roundup.
A Contra Costa County health official said Tuesday that, despite falling COVID-19 numbers, the county could be facing "ticking time bombs" related to other health issues.
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a $25 million award against agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. in a lawsuit that alleged a North Bay man developed cancer from exposure to its best-selling weed killer, Roundup.
For decades, sea lions along the West Coast have been plagued by a lethal form of cancer. Now, Marin researchers have determined the cause of the disease and how it holds both promise, and shame, for mankind.
In a growing number of women, a COVID-19 vaccine is causing some to think they may have breast cancer. But top doctors in the Bay Area say it may actually be a side effect of the shot.
Bayer AG has reached a settlement to resolve many current and anticipated future claims against its agrochemical subsidiary Monsanto Company arising from its Roundup weed killer, alleged to cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
A team of marine mammal pathology experts examining two decades of data have determined the likely causes of a mysterious cancer killing sea lions include DDT and other legacy toxins dumped into the sea years ago.
As California and the Bay Area prepares for a worrisome new outbreak in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, a second public health crisis has emerged: a massive drop in cancer screenings.
Beloved 'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek, who has been battling pancreatic cancer, has died of from the disease, game show officials tweeted Sunday morning. He was 80.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Gins was hospitalized for a medical procedure and will be released at the end of the week, according to a report.
Johnson & Johnson is ending sales of its iconic talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada, where demand has dwindled amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it has caused ovarian cancer.
The "remarkably successful" CAR-T cell therapy is giving new hope to the sickest cancer patients. Now, Stanford experts are focusing on advancing its use and broadening its benefits.
Brent Rooker became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning to help the A's pound the Marlins 20-4.
Whit Merrifield homered and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Francisco Giants 14-3 on Saturday night.
The man behind Free Comic Book Day says the story of his beloved East Bay shop is evolving along with the characters that fill its shelves.
It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.
The California Highway Patrol is turning all traffic around on Interstate 80 in the Sierra Saturday afternoon as a late, cold spring storm moves through Northern California.
The man behind Free Comic Book Day says the story of his beloved East Bay shop is evolving along with the characters that fill its shelves.
It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.
The California Highway Patrol is turning all traffic around on Interstate 80 in the Sierra Saturday afternoon as a late, cold spring storm moves through Northern California.
A man who tackled comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl filed a lawsuit Friday against the venue and its security team.
Warren Buffett referred to close friend Charlie Munger as the "the architect of Berkshire Hathaway."
The Bay Area started the weekend with the early arrival of a very winter-like storm bringing steady rain with occasional downpours, gusty winds and colder temperatures.
More than a dozen gaming machines, cash and suspected narcotics were seized in a raid in the Tenderloin, San Francisco police said.
San Francisco's famed Fisherman's Wharf district is seeing a surge in sea lions that local officials are saying it is the largest herd of the sea mammals in 15 years.
A native San Franciscan who became the first Miss Chinatown 76 years ago recently received a sparkling new crown.
Saturday's planned 25th annual How Weird Street Faire in San Francisco's SoMa District is being postponed because of the forecast rain and wind, according to event organizers.
The man behind Free Comic Book Day says the story of his beloved East Bay shop is evolving along with the characters that fill its shelves.
The Bay Area started the weekend with the early arrival of a very winter-like storm bringing steady rain with occasional downpours, gusty winds and colder temperatures.
More than a dozen gaming machines, cash and suspected narcotics were seized in a raid in the Tenderloin, San Francisco police said.
Interstate 80 was shut down in both directions in Fairfield for about three hours Friday by a police standoff with a freeway shooting suspect that ended when the suspect shot himself.
Two men, along with two minors, have been charged in connection with a shootout at a mini market in West Oakland earlier this year, prosecutors said Friday.
The Bay Area started the weekend with the early arrival of a very winter-like storm bringing steady rain with occasional downpours, gusty winds and colder temperatures.
A San Jose officer was in critical condition following a shootout with a domestic violence suspect on Thursday night in the city's Santa Teresa neighborhood, police said.
Gov. Newsom announced Friday that a stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur, closed since March 30 due to a washout during a storm, will reopen to signal-controlled traffic by May 25.
Hisham Abdelfattah is a Filipino/Palestinian-American whose El Halal Amigos restaurant is a melting pot of foods, flavors,and cultures.
A group of businesses celebrated their grand opening on Friday at Moment Paseo in Downtown San Jose, part of an effort to revitalize the neighborhood and support small businesses.
The Bay Area started the weekend with the early arrival of a very winter-like storm bringing steady rain with occasional downpours, gusty winds and colder temperatures.
Authorities in Solano County said no charges will be filed in connection with a deadly Vallejo shooting earlier this year, after it was determined to be in self-defense.
The size and scope of a planned affordable housing complex in Marin City has been scaled down virtually by half after pushback from the community, according to Marin County.
A man who apparently drowned Wednesday after going into the water at Drakes Beach was identified as the Mill Valley music teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges a day earlier, according to authorities.
Santa Rosa officers arrested a man who allegedly stole an ambulance after he asked for a ride to go a hospital, police said Thursday.
Whit Merrifield homered and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Francisco Giants 14-3 on Saturday night.
It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.
Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland A's beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
The surging Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Friday night.
Mike Yastrzemski had a visit from his grandfather Carl and then homered into the Red Sox bullpen like the Hall of Fame outfielder so often did in his heyday, and the San Francisco Giants beat Boston 3-1 on Thursday.
More than a dozen gaming machines, cash and suspected narcotics were seized in a raid in the Tenderloin, San Francisco police said.
Interstate 80 was shut down in both directions in Fairfield for about three hours Friday by a police standoff with a freeway shooting suspect that ended when the suspect shot himself.
A San Jose officer was in critical condition following a shootout with a domestic violence suspect on Thursday night in the city's Santa Teresa neighborhood, police said.
A woman linked to stealing $60,000 in items during dozens of retail thefts at a single Target store in San Francisco has been found guilty, prosecutors announced Friday.
Two men, along with two minors, have been charged in connection with a shootout at a mini market in West Oakland earlier this year, prosecutors said Friday.
The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant's search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly.
Sidechat, an anonymous messaging app, has been used by students to share opinions and updates, but university administrators say it has also fueled hateful rhetoric.
Despite posting its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the beginning of the pandemic, Apple's stock surged Thursday after the company announced a 4% increase in its quarterly dividend and a $110 billion stock buyback plan.
Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don't see — on their feeds.
A move by Elon Musk to lay off the department behind Tesla's electric vehicle chargers this week has touched off concerns in the auto industry that EVs from other automakers will have trouble joining Tesla's network.
There are a number of beautiful spots to go hiking in the Bay Area but for some, just walking the trails is not enough.
A state assemblymember from San Francisco introduced a new bill this week that aims to regulate kratom products sold in California.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose.
Officials in San Francisco on Friday provided details on a proposed "entertainment zone" in the city's downtown Financial District that would allow alcoholic beverages on the street during outdoor events and activations.
The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant's search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly.
Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year under a new administration rule, the White House says.
Hope Hicks, one of former President Donald Trump's closest aides for years, told jurors how she handled the fallout from "hush money" payments made to two women before the 2016 election.
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
A Northern California school district is being sued by the state over allegations the district failed to carry out corrective actions in a controversial gender notification policy adopted last summer.
More than a third of LGBTQ young people seriously considered suicide in the past year, the survey found.
One of San Francisco's oldest LGBTQ bars, on Saturday the Stud re-opened it's doors for the first time in four years at a new location.
A California judge has tentatively sided with state Attorney General Rob Bonta in a dispute over the title of a proposed ballot measure that would require school staff to notify parents if their child asks to change gender identification at schools.
On Friday morning, a special ceremony held on board the USNS Harvey Milk paid homage to the San Francisco gay rights icon who is its namesake.
The man behind Free Comic Book Day says the story of his beloved East Bay shop is evolving along with the characters that fill its shelves.
Saturday's planned 25th annual How Weird Street Faire in San Francisco's SoMa District is being postponed because of the forecast rain and wind, according to event organizers.
Officials in San Francisco on Friday provided details on a proposed "entertainment zone" in the city's downtown Financial District that would allow alcoholic beverages on the street during outdoor events and activations.
One of the most impressive free concert series in the Bay Area kicks off this weekend when the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival hosts Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez and his band Saturday.
This weekend there will be a special food and wine festival curated by and for people of color with events happening on both sides of the Bay.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
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Now dubbed "Bay Lights 360," the Bay Bridge lights are set to return next year. Max Darrow reports. (5-4-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
The man behind Free Comic Book Day says the story of his beloved Concord shop is evolving along with the characters that fill its shelves. John Ramos reports. (5-4-24)
New figures show a decline in violent crime in dozens of major cities and that includes Oakland. Da Lin reports. (5-4-24)
Meteorologist Darren Peck says the rain is mostly gone but the Sierra snow has more to go.
A San Francisco native is helping keep alive the city's historic Japantown, one of only three left in the U.S.
A Redwood City man changed his career path - from running Stanford's Digital Language Lab to going to beauty school - so he could serve his community in a way that's more meaningful to him.
A San Francisco-based nonprofit created by this week's Jefferson Award winner helps low income and unsheltered people stay healthy and feel good about themselves.
A trio who's led the way in keeping San Mateo County beaches clean is launching a whale of an idea for Earth Day.
Two Peninsula mothers are encouraging San Mateo County youth to think about how they can care for the environment and express themselves using the video tools they already use.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.
A onetime pupil has now become a student advisor, giving back after years of mentorship led him to success.
Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding new officers, but one Bay Area student is criss-crossing the world while preparing for a career in law enforcement here at home.
When most people graduate from college, they tend to focus on one job. But this month's Students Rising Above scholar is currently juggling multiple workplace assignments.