Doctor Patient

Cancer Survivors More Likely To Experience Poor Long-Term Physical And Mental Health

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 19, 2013 11:12 AM EDT

Researchers say that cancer survivors often suffer physical and emotional impairment after treatment, a lot of which goes undetected or untreated.

Dr. Christine Daniel

California Doctor Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Fake Cancer Cure

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 18, 2013 12:16 PM EDT

Dr. Christine Daniel received a 14-year sentence for falsely promising patients that she had a cure for their terminal illnesses.

Eli Lilly

Enzastaurin, Eli Lilly's Lymphoma Drug Fails In Late-Stage Trial

By Jonathan Weiss | May 10, 2013 10:53 AM EDT

With dashed hopes, Eli Lilly says that it will abandon the drug imminently and take a $30 million hit because of the failure.

Lab mice

Lung Cancer Cure? Gene Therapy Eradicates Tumors in Mice

By Ashik Siddique | Mar 08, 2013 07:19 PM EST

A gene therapy treatment worked as a lung cancer cure in lab mice – can it work in humans?

chemotherapy

'Chemobath' Landmark Procedure Cuts Off, Treats Liver Alone

By Makini Brice | Nov 12, 2012 11:06 AM EST

Researchers performed a landmark procedure called chemosaturation that "bathes" the liver in chemotherapy drugs and sends only small amounts of the drug to the rest of the body.

woman on beach

Researchers Find New Target for Infertility Treatment in Women

By Amber Moore | Sep 22, 2012 12:09 PM EDT

A new study that found how certain cells in body die has raised hope for a new kind of treatment for infertility in women.

breast cancer

For Breast Cancer Treatment, Lying on Your Stomach Is the Best Option

By Nikki Tucker | Sep 06, 2012 01:52 PM EDT

Researchers from the Cancer Institute of NYU Langone Medical Center theorize damage to the heart and lungs can be reduced by lying on your stomach rather than on your back.

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