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Aides: Chavez in tough fight, may miss swearing-in
Somber confidants of President Hugo Chavez say he is going through a difficult recovery after cancer surgery in Cuba, and one close ally is warning ...
Sick girl who left Phoenix hospital appears safe
The family of an 11-year-old leukemia patient whose mother unexpectedly took her from a Phoenix hospital last month has a history of removing the ...
Calif Gov. Brown being treated for prostate cancer
Gov. Jerry Brown is being treated for early stage prostate cancer but will stay on the job throughout his nearly four-week treatment, his office said ...
DA investigating Texas' troubled $3B cancer agency
Turmoil surrounding an unprecedented $3 billion cancer-fighting effort in Texas worsened Tuesday when its executive director offered his resignation ...
Hugo Chavez's heir tears up over cancer battle
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's cancer relapse and his sudden announcement that he will undergo a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba have thrown ...
FDA expands approval of J&J prostate cancer drug
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 ...
Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Saturday night that his cancer has returned and that he will undergo another surgery in Cuba. Chavez, who ...
Doctor gets 20 years in Miss. cancer center fraud
A federal judge on Friday sentenced a doctor to 20 years in prison and ordered her to repay nearly $8.2 million for fraud at a former Mississippi ...
Chavez back in Venezuela after Cuba treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived back home early Friday after 10 days of medical treatment in Cuba, but his failure to attend a regional ...
Father: Sick girl safe and being treated in Mexico
The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of a sick girl with leukemia deepened Wednesday after her father said his 11-year-old daughter is being ...
Longer tamoxifen use cuts breast cancer deaths
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 ...
Calhoun reveals he had cancer surgery in May
Former Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun revealed on Monday that he had surgery in May to remove an apparent cancerous growth from his lungs.
Court to decide if human genes can be patented
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether companies can patent human genes, a decision that could reshape medical research in the ...
Gilda's Club name change insult to late comedian?
Remember Roseanne Roseannadana? Or Emily Litella? Or Baba Wawa? Younger generations might not recognize the characters popularized by comedian Gilda ...
Reeling Texas cancer agency OK'd faulty $11M award
Leaders of Texas' embattled $3 billion cancer-fighting effort approved an $11 million grant to a biomedical company even though the proposal wasn't ...
Family: NFL great Jack Pardee ill with cancer
Jack Pardee, one of Bear Bryant's "Junction Boys" who went on to become an All-Pro linebacker and an NFL coach, has been diagnosed with gall bladder ...
Hugo Chavez heading to Cuba for more treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced plans to travel to Cuba as early as Tuesday for more medical treatment after spending much of the past 18 ...
Study finds mammograms lead to unneeded treatment
Mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a ...
Motive behind Michigan police HQ shooting unclear
A 64-year-old man who was killed after walking into a suburban Detroit police station and opening fire on officers without saying a word was a ...
'Dancing' co-host Brooke Burke has thyroid cancer
"Dancing with the Stars" co-host Brooke Burke says she has thyroid cancer. Burke posted a video message Thursday on YouTube disclosing her condition ...
UK police open inquiry into breast cancer surgeon
British police say a surgeon is being investigated by both detectives and the country's General Medical Council over allegations about his treatment ...
Luck among players shaving head to support Pagano
Andrew Luck has joined the shaved squad, too. Nearly three dozen players on the Indianapolis Colts have shaved their heads in a show of support for ...
Doctor: Colts coach Pagano's leukemia in remission
Colts head coach Chuck Pagano is winning his battle with leukemia. On Monday, Dr. Larry Cripe, Pagano's physician, told The Associated Press that the ...
Mammograms: For 1 life saved, 3 women overtreated
Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies.