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A century of working to save and improve lives disrupted by cancer

It was Cancer Prevention Study-1 in the late 1950s and early '60s that first linked smoking to lung cancer, so there is great hope for what more we can learn to prevent, treat and cure this disease.

FDA approves radiation-based prostate cancer drug

The FDA said Wednesday it approved the drug, Xofigo from Bayer Pharmaceuticals, for men whose cancer has grown into bone tumors even after receiving medication or surgery to lower testosterone.

Study: Radiation for breast cancer increases heart risks, study says

But radiation has improved cancer survival, and the chance of suffering a radiation-induced heart problem is fairly small.

Breast cancer risk rising for younger women

"They face a whole range of issues that might be a little different," said Suzanne Beckmann, a spokeswoman for the Young Survival Organization, which helps breast cancer patients age 40 and under.

Commentary: Cancer took Debi Austin's vocal cords, didn't stop her anti-smoking...

Over the years, she had breast cancer, stomach cancer, cancer of the larynx, and, finally, cancer of her tongue.

Report: TV star Valerie Harper has brain cancer

Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda Morgenstern on television's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff, "Rhoda," has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

Charity once tied to Armstrong says will survive

Armstrong left the charity recently, saying he didn't want his association to damage the foundation's ability to raise money and continue its advocacy programs for cancer victims.

Agency OKs drug to fight breast cancer more gently

The FDA approved the new treatment for about 20 percent of breast cancer patients with a form of the disease that is typically more aggressive and less responsive to hormone therapy.

Fort Worth Komen affiliate focusing on cancer cure and services

Rozanne Rosenthal, in honor of her friend Joan Katz, a three-time breast cancer survivor, founded the Greater Fort Worth affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1992.info@komengreaterfw.org

Novel Findings from Clinical Studies Examining the Effects of Capesaris®...

Novel Findings from Clinical Studies Examining the Effects of Capesaris® (GTx-758) for the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer to be Presented at 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology...

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Capitol Alert: Services scheduled for GOP consultant Stephen Kinney

Services have been scheduled for longtime Republican strategist and pollster Stephen Kinney, who...

FLORENCE, Ala.: Alabama man's class ring found decades later

Fossett, a popular Shoals disc jockey in the 1970s who went on to gain a successful and...

JACKSONVILLE, N.C.: Marine daughter seeks dignity for `Devil Dog pups'

In 1996, Blakely's mother, Mary, died of brain cancer.

Blogs

Breast Cancer Gene: Should You be Tested?

Mutations in breast and ovarian cancer genes are accountable for 5 to 10% of all breast cancer...

Shelley Ross: The Sisterhood of St. Angelina

I was triple negative, the type of breast cancer that "likes to travel" and unlike its breast...

Racial Disparities Seen in U.S. Lung Cancer Treatment

"The significant racial differences in the initial treatment of [non-small cell lung cancer]...

Web

Ask Amy: Sister worries about danger of tanning

After two very intense months of recalling my mom's death from ovarian cancer and her father's...

Kevin Kimberlin: Gene Patents Drive Medical Innovation

The BRACAnalysis test has warned one million woman of their risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Barbara Brenner, Breast Cancer Iconoclast, Dies at 61

Breast Cancer Action gained respect for its policy, developed by Ms. Brenner, of not accepting...