Women may be less likely to panic or pursue aggressive treatment for a common, non-invasive breast tumor if doctors don’t…
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FDA clears Merrimack’s pancreatic cancer drug with warning
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Merrimack Pharmaceutical Inc’s pancreatic cancer drug, Onivyde, with a severe safety…
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Genetic counseling is rare among BRCA-tested women
Although counseling is widely recommended before gene testing, most U.S. women who were sent by doctors to be tested for…
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Have HPV? How to clear the infection naturally
The human papillomavirus, or HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States. In fact, it’s…
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Marcy Borders, a woman whose dust-covered image became a haunting emblem of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack, has died of…
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Leukemia charity used less than 1 percent of funds for patients, claims suit
The New York Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit Monday against the National Children’s Leukemia Foundation (NCLF), with the goal…
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Breast-feeding may lower risk of childhood leukemia, study says
From preventing allergies to combating obesity, countless studies have touted the health benefits of breast-feeding. Now new research published by…
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NCAA basketball player with inoperable brain tumor leaves hospice to play in team’s first home game
A college basketball player diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor left hospice care Saturday to score the first basket in…
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Geography may limit access to cancer clinical trials
Where advanced cancer patients live affects the likelihood that they can enroll in a treatment clinical trial, a new study…
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Family of stricken 7-year-old Josh Hardy thrilled after company agrees to provide medication
Family and supporters of a 7-year-old boy dying from a rare bone marrow disorder were ecstatic Wednesday, after a drug…
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