Cancer - May 2016 Archives

Memorial Day is a time to reflect and honor those who died while serving in the armed forces. Celebrations often include firing up the grill ...

Take steps to let nature help you heal Focusing on the little things that nature offers can take your mind away from stress. It also ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Each year, about 200 to 400 Americans develop pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma, a rare form of pancreatic cancer that has no effective ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Surrogate endpoints used to support the majority of new cancer drugs approved in the U.S. often lack formal study, according to the authors ...

This story originally appeared on the In the Loop blog. __________________________________ A lot has been taken from 3-year-old Hannah Keehr during the 14 months she's undergone ...

SAN DIEGO — In roughly one-third of pancreatic cancer patients, tumors have grown around the pancreas to encompass critical blood vessels. Conventional wisdom has long ...

Patients with metastatic bladder cancer have few treatment options after failure of chemotherapy until now. In early May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

SAN DIEGO – An endoscopist’s knowledge of a positive Cologuard test improves colonoscopy performance, according to a poster presentation at last week’s Digestive Disease Week conference. ...

Former President Jimmy Carter made news around the world a few months ago when, after a battle with potentially deadly melanoma, he revealed he was ...

This story originally appeared on the In the Loop blog. __________________________________________________ When the Minnesota Lynx took on the Washington Mystics in a preseason game at Mayo ...

Cancer treatment decisions: 5 steps to help you decide Partnering with your doctor to make decisions about your cancer treatment may make you feel more ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year. Most cases happen ...