Cancer News Headlines

Monica Potter's "Parenthood" character, Kristina Braverman, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer on the show and the actress said the painful storyline hits eerily close to home.

"I had gone for a mammogram and they had found something," Monica told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Wednesday's Access Hollywood …

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Oxford BioMedica said on Wednesday it was closing a mid-stage clinical trial of its cancer vaccine TroVax in U.S. patients with prostate cancer, dealing a further blow to the troubled product. Shares in the company fell more than 9 percent on the news. The group had been testing TroVax in men …

A Michigan woman dying of leukemia says she hopes her embarrassment at a Seattle airport security pat-down might change the way the Transportation Security Administration treats travelers with medical conditions.

A Michigan woman dying of leukemia hopes her embarrassing experience at a Seattle airport changes the way the Transportation Security Administration treats travelers with medical conditions.

Stars like Jennifer Lopez, Jordin Sparks and Madonna credit Zumba with helping them drop the pounds. Now, Zumba Fitness is hosting the ultimate give back party during October's National Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Medical researchers are well on their way to the future with new testing methods that can diagnose a plethora of diseases with just a sample of the patient's breath. Since the days of Hippocrates have doctors connected distinctive breath aromas with disease, but as technology improves, the ambition is quickly becoming a …

Comedian Tig Notaro's widely acclaimed standup set on her breast cancer diagnosis is now available on Louis C.K.'s website.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found two distinct genetic "signatures" for prostate cancer that may help doctors predict which patients have aggressive tumors, and designed experimental blood tests to read those genetic signs like barcodes. The teams, whose work was published on Tuesday in the Lancet Oncology journal, …

PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Monday that the results of a late-stage study of its Zaltrap drug showed a "statistically significant improvement in overall survival" in patients with colon cancer. The detailed results of the Phase III study of the drug used in conjunction with chemotherapy were published …

“Hi. I have cancer. Just found out today. I’m going to die soon.” So said comedienne Tig Notaro in her now-legendary standup set last month. It doesn't exactly sound the like the basis of a good time, but by all accounts her audience was rapt.

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was released from a hospital on Saturday and said he was "totally cured" after successful surgery for prostate cancer that had not spread beyond the gland. Santos, 61, said on Monday that doctors had discovered a tumor on his prostate. The cancer announcement came …

Shares of Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose Friday after the company discussed plans for an upcoming trial of its cancer drug vosaroxin.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Pfizer Ltd, the India unit of U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc, will challenge the country's patent office for revoking a patent for its cancer drug Sutent. The company, which will appeal before the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, said on Friday the Indian Patent Office's decision raised concerns over …

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BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos made his first public appearance after prostate cancer surgery on Thursday and said he was fine and working from his hospital room. At a critical time in his presidency when Santos is about to start peace negotiations with Marxist rebels, the 61-year-old shocked …

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month in full swing, chances are your inbox is overflowing with pleas to contribute and ''make a difference."

Several families have come forward after hearing a college professor's report regarding Cold War radiation experiments done in the St. Louis area. Four siblings in one family died of cancer at relatively young ages. Two colleagues of Lisa Martino-Taylor's at St. Louis Community College-Meramec thought their cancers may …

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' surgery for non-aggressive prostate cancer was successful and the 61-year-old is recovering well, his medical team said on Wednesday. Midway through his four-year term, Santos surprised the Andean nation on Monday by announcing that doctors had discovered a cancerous …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As owner of 5 percent of the Los Angeles Lakers, Patrick Soon-Shiong could walk into the locker room of the storied basketball franchise any time for a chat with stars like Kobe Bryant. But the richest man in Los Angeles chooses to sit with the rest of his team's fans. "He's not one of those owners …

(Reuters) - A new supercomputer-based network will allow doctors to use genomic sequencing to speed cancer treatment and could increase survival chances for patients, its creator, billionaire healthcare businessman Dr. Patrick Soon Shiong, said on Tuesday. A group of technology and healthcare companies have formed the superhighway …

(Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will undergo surgery for a non-aggressive prostate cancer on Wednesday. Here is a look at some world leaders who have had cancer while in office: * COLOMBIA'S JUAN MANUEL SANTOS: - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he would undergo surgery for a non-aggressive …

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will spend two or three days in the hospital after surgery for non-aggressive prostate cancer, his doctor said on Tuesday, a day before the 61-year-old was scheduled for the operation. Midway through his four-year term, Santos surprised the Andean nation on Monday …

NEW YORK, N.Y. - After nearly two decades, Elizabeth Hurley still finds herself dressed in pink in October to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month.