England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently approved three new thyroid cancer treatments for their National Health Service (NHS). The new treatments provide a wider variety of…
According to Yahoo! News UK, cancer survival rates have increased over the passed ten years. However, the progress hasn't been evenly distributed across the board of varying cancers. According to…
Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue makes a splash every season it comes out. Historically, this has not always been for the most empowering reasons. This years issue, however, features at least…
Pancreatic cancer carries one of the highest mortality rates of any cancer worldwide. One reason for this is that the disease is inexplicably aggressive. It metastasizes early. New research, however,…
Getting back to the workplace post-cancer treatment is known to be good for cancer survivors, as they establish a normal routine again, but with that said, there are many factors…
According to a story from Yahoo News, The family of Isla Caton, a three year old girl diagnosed with neuroblastoma, has raised enough money for her to travel to New…
According to a story from brightsurf.com, a student at Clemson University discovered twenty-two different genes that are associated with the formation of glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive type of brain…
According to a story from independent.ie, acclaimed author Emma Hannigan announced that her final options for treatment had been exhausted in her fight with BRCA-mutated breast cancer. Her doctors have…
Natalie Grant, a critically acclaimed Christian artist, gets a Grammy nomination when she needed it the most. The Tennessean shared her story of undergoing voice threatening thyroid surgery to remove…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a recent study that the reduced expression of miR-125a-5p results in an increase in the concentration of the protein TIMP-1. Prior research has associated…
According to a story from CBS News, Hazel Hammersley was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at age two. As a result, she was forced to fight for her life at a very…
Zaida was 3-years-old attending her normal yearly check-up with expectation that all was well, yet they quickly learned six days later of her terrifying cancer diagnosis, reports Daily Camera. Little…
According to a story from Financial Buzz, the pharmaceutical company BriaCell announced some preliminary results for the ongoing clinical trials of its experimental treatment Bria-IMT. This treatment is an immunotherapy…
A recent study from Michigan State University confirms that mice do indeed have significant similarities to humans which is beneficial for cancer research, reported News Wise. This has been in…
According to a story from SWNS, a grandmother who had survived a battle with ovarian cancer came face to face with the doctor responsible for developing the treatment that saved…
Do you know the symptoms of ovarian cancer? If someone asked you to list the symptoms right now, could you? If you were experiencing symptoms of ovarian cancer yourself, would…
In a recent study, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine successfully cured mice of cancer. Already, patients diagnosed with lymphoma are being sought out to undergo clinical trials with…
Start a conversation - and look a little snazzy while doing so! - by wearing purple today (February 2nd) to raise aware for neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is a rare cancer that…
According to Google experts, the top health related questioned in the UK in 2017 is, "what is cancer?" With rates of cancer spewing out of control these days, affecting 1…
A team of engineers at the University of Connecticut has invented a device which may change medicine as we know it. Researchers say the device could be used as a…
The Myra and Robert Kraft Family Foundation was established in 2016 creating an initiative to to bring together an alliance between the Harvard Business School with the Broad Institute of…
Tessa Jowell, former Labour party cabinet minister, delivered a moving speech to the UK House of Lords last week. The speech largely concerned her battle with glioblastoma, a rare brain cancer.…
A phase three clinical study is beginning for a new glioblastoma treatment. The new drug is called VAL-083 and is specially designed for treatment of late-stage glioblastoma. The study will…
According to an article from seattletimes.com, a homeless man's fight with cancer may actually improve his dire circumstances. Alan Brooks, a homeless man who was down on his luck, had…
The holidays are a little extra special for best friends Diana Caldon and Stephanie Smith. As optimistic cancer survivors, these two refuse to let holidays get away from them and…
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