Vulvar cancer rates surge in Australian women under 60 (UNSW - The University...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) Over the past thirty years, vulvar cancer rates have increased by 84% in women under 60 years of age, new research shows. Over the past thirty years,...
View ArticleCellceutix Releases Data Used in Receiving FDA Orphan Drug Designation of...
BEVERLY, MA--(Marketwired - January 22, 2016) - Cellceutix Corporation (OTC: CTIX) (the "Company"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies with oncology,...
View ArticleCDC urges Zika screening for pregnant women who went to affected areas
(CNN)The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending pregnant women who have recently traveled to areas where Zika virus is transmitted be screened for the mosquito-borne disease....
View ArticleVeracyte Announces Publication of Long-Term Clinical Utility Study for the...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Veracyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCYT), a molecular diagnostics company pioneering the field of molecular cytology, announced that data demonstrating...
View ArticleAlexander: Committee Plans to “Move Promptly” to Offer Bipartisan...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) 01.20.16 'I look forward to hearing from the doctors, nurses, advocates and administrators who work every day with Americans who...
View ArticleWhy It's Still Hard to Be Queer in the Workplace
Last year marked a historic moment for queer people across the United States, as the Supreme Court gave same-sex couples the right to marry on the federal level in a landmark 5-4 decision. But while...
View ArticleMelanoma may be deadlier during pregnancy
Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, poses the greatest risk to pregnant women, suggests new research. In a study published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,...
View ArticleP.E.I. women launches group for those with incurable breast cancer
P.E.I. women diagnosed with incurable breast cancer now have a group they can turn to for support and information. ......
View ArticleCancer affects us all (Movember Foundation)
(Source: Movember Foundation) World Cancer Day is about the people affected by this devastating disease and how our actions can help them, and other like them, by changing the future of men's health....
View ArticleArgentinian actress with breast cancer who inspired her fans with...
Argentinian actress with breast cancer who inspired her fans with bald post-chemo selfies is dumped by her husband after she told him she needs a mastectomy An Argentinian actress who inspired her fans...
View ArticleNew Dietary Guidelines Spark Intense Debate Among Nutrition Experts
A week after the federal government released its latest recommendations for healthful eating, the 2015-20 Dietary Guidelines have touched off a food fight. Acknowledging that the "scientific integrity"...
View ArticleFree breast, cervical, colon cancer screenings & education (ECDOH - Erie...
(Source: ECDOH - Erie County Department of Health) The Erie County Department of Health does not provide medical advice. The information provided on the Erie County...
View ArticleSmyth welcomes row back on decision to cut supports to families of children...
(Source: Fianna Fáil) Chairperson of the Fianna Fáil Women's Network and Cavan County Councillor Niamh Smyth has welcomed the decision by the Irish Cancer Society to maintain its financial assistance...
View ArticleOhio sets new guidelines for short-term pain prescribing
Alternatives to the class of painkillers known as opioids could include ice, heat, wraps, stretching, massage therapy, acupuncture, seeing a...
View ArticleMelanoma May Be Deadlier in Pregnant Women
Pregnant women with the skin cancer melanoma may be more likely to die from it than women with melanoma who are not pregnant, according to a new study. Researchers found that women in the study who...
View ArticlePowerful new ads mark the 5th year of the successful "Tips From Former...
ATLANTA, Jan. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A brand-new series of emotionally powerful ads kick off the fifth year of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers"...
View ArticleCancer survival rates in Wales continue to improve (Welsh Government)
(Source: Welsh Government) The fourth all-Wales annual report for cancer sets out the progress made against the Welsh Government's Together for Health - Cancer Delivery Plan over the last 12 months and...
View ArticleNew drug approved on the NHS for advanced skin cancer treatment
A new drug has been approved on the NHS for the treatment of advanced skin cancer. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) recommended nivolumab (also called Opdivo), a type of...
View ArticlePowerful new ads mark the 5th year of the successful “Tips From Former...
(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Press Release For Immediate Release:Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Contact:Media Relations (404) 639-3286 A brand-new series of emotionally...
View ArticleJoin VP Biden in quest for cancer 'moonshot' (Your letters)
To the Editor: In the State of the Union Address, President Obama talked about "moonshot" and the effort to try and find the answers to cancer. He stated, "For the loved ones we've all lost, for the...
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