| (Associated Press) -- Young cancer patients who couldn't get a key medicine because of a national drug shortage were more likely to suffer a relapse than others who were able to get the preferred treatment, doctors report. It's the first evidence that a long-standing drug-supply problem probably has affected cancer treatment results in specific patients.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A Kentucky man lost his bid Friday to force a doctor to pay damages for removing a cancer-riddled section of his penis during what was scheduled to be a simple circumcision.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Canadian scientists have made a major discovery about how cancer spreads: tumour cells appear to co-opt normal cells around them, in effect "talking" them into helping the cancer set up shop in other parts of the body.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A 3 billion dollar cancer-fighting effort that's already under criminal investigation received yet more humiliation Wednesday when Texas Gov. Rick Perry called for a moratorium on new grants until confidence is restored in a once-celebrated agency that has plunged into turmoil in just three years.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Are young Canadian women undergoing too many Pap tests? New research suggests they probably are.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The National Cancer Institute confirmed Friday that federal officials are taking a closer look at a troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting effort in Texas that is under a criminal investigation over a lucrative taxpayer-funded grant awarded by the state agency.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Women who survive breast cancer may be more likely than other women to go on to develop Type 2 diabetes, a new Canadian study suggests.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Jerry Brown is being treated for early stage prostate cancer, but the 74-year-old chief executive plans to maintain his regular schedule as he undergoes radiation therapy over the next month, said his office, which released a statement from Brown's oncologist calling his prognosis "excellent."
LONDON (AP) -- Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far at life expectancy and the biggest health threats.
CARACAS (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez suffered "complications" from bleeding during cancer surgery in Havana but is recovering well, Venezuelan authorities said Thursday.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The executive director of a troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting effort in Texas has submitted his resignation letter amid escalating scrutiny over the management of the nation's second-biggest pot of cancer research dollars, the agency announced Tuesday.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas prosecutor responsible for investigating public corruption among state officials says he has opened an investigation into the state's troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded approval of Johnson & Johnson's prostate cancer pill Zytiga for men with an earlier stage of the disease.
PRAGUE (AP) -- The lower house of Parliament has approved legislation that makes it legal in the Czech Republic to use marijuana for medical treatment.
(USA TODAY) -- Breast cancer patients who double the length of time that they take a common medication can sharply reduce their risk of death, according to a new study that's predicted to influence medical practice.
(Associated Press) -- Breast cancer patients taking the drug tamoxifen can cut their chances of having the disease come back or kill them if they stay on the pills for 10 years instead of five years as doctors recommend now, a major study finds.
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