"Nice to meet you. I think I've covered wars with fewer people," said Tom Brokaw as our camera crew set up in the living room of his winter home on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Cable news was on the ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a new proposed rule to put standardized testing methods in place for the detection of asbestos, a known carcinogen, in talc-containing cosmetic products.
Doctors need to learn the type of lymphoma before planning treatment A sample of lymph node tissue taken during a biopsy is tested to determine the cancer type Some non-Hodgkin lymphomas grow faster ...
Legendary singer-songwriter Michael Bolton, 71, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent surgery to remove it earlier this year. Despite his health battle, he’s looking forward to “fresh starts ...
The Odd Couple star Jack Klugman, a 1950s TV pioneer, died 9 years ago today. The two-time oral cancer survivor passed away at his Woodland Hills, Calif. home, with loved ones by his side. Klugman ...
CD4/CD6 are a class of medications that can be used to treat certain types of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Estrogen receptor-positive means a breast cancer needs the hormone estrogen to ...
Former “Good Morning America” weatherman Sam Champion, recently underwent Mohs surgery, a common skin cancer treatment, to treat a suspicious spot underneath—and is now celebrating his wedding ...
CDK4/6 inhibitors are targeted drugs that can be used for women with a common type of breast cancer: hormone receptor-positive and HER2-negative. Currently, there are three CDK4/6 inhibitors approved ...
When communicating with a loved one fighting cancer, there are certain things that you, well, should not say. Of course, every person is different, so what irks one survivor may not bother another, ...
The treatment path for follicular lymphoma may involve chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and more. Each patient’s journey is different — shaped by individual health factors, treatment ...
Colon cancers start out as a polyp, or small growth, in the colon that causes no symptoms. Although polyps can't be felt, they can be picked up by screening tests before they cause a problem. It takes ...
Cassandra Costley was just 32 years old when she began experiencing rectal bleeding and pain that would “come and go.” She initially dismissed symptoms as hemorrhoids, but six years later, was ...