The Supreme Court patent case on Monday resulted in a SCOTUS overturn of the Myriad Genetics human gene ownership of human genes belonging to the Salt Lake company.
Cancer often evades the human immune system by fooling white blood cells into not destroying it. Researchers may have found a way to overcome this defense by masking a protein flag that tumors wave as a don't eat me signal.
Drugmaker Roche Holdings AG will cut the prices of two major cancer drugs in India after the country’s regulators stripped industry rival Bayer AG of its exclusive rights to market its own cancer drug, reported Reuters, which cited a company spokesperson.
Brazil will introduce tightened controls on sales of breast implants including lot-by-lot testing, the government said on Thursday, after thousands of defective French implants were sold in the country and across Latin America.
IBM (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer services company, said it will deploy its powerful Watson supercomputer at New York’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to fight lung, prostate and breast cancer.
Opioids, a type of molecule that includes painkillers like morphine, may stimulate tumor growth, according to two studies appearing in the latest issue of the journal Anesthesiology. The studies suggest that opioid painkillers may hamper recovery for cancer patients but could also lead to a new possible target for tumor-fighting drugs.
Breast cancer survivors who eat a healthy dose of omega-3 fats - found largely in oily fish like salmon, tuna and mackerel - may have some extra energy throughout their day, according to a U.S. study.
Bob Carey's self-portraits of him wearing pink tutus at the Grand Canyon, inside the New York City subway system and other locales has takent the Internet by storm.
Bob Carey has been taking photos of himself in nothing but a pink tutu for nine years in places from the Grand Canyon to a corn field to a motel bed.
Giuliana Rancic told coworkers that she still wanted to gossip and talk fashion after going through a double mastectomy. Lay it on me, she told Glamour.
Campbell's announced that they will phase the controversial chemical BPA out from all of its cans. The announcement comes as the FDA considers a ban on BPA in all food and drink packages.
The Senate narrowly backed a key plank of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform Thursday by rejecting a sweeping Republican measure that would have allowed employers to opt out of birth control coverage and other medical services on moral grounds.
Almost 1.3 million people will die of cancer in the European Union this year, but death rates from the disease are on a steady decline, according to new research released on Wednesday.
On her 18th birthday, Brittani Niccole did not get a diamond bracelet from her father or even a new car. She got breast implants. Brittani Niccole, whose father Michael Niccole is a plastic surgeon, performed his own daughter's breast enhancement procedure for her 18th birthday.
The Girl Scouts are supposedly a sexualized organization, while both The Muppets and Dr. Seuss are attempting to indoctrinate the nation's children with anti-capitalist beliefs.
Inhibiting mitochondria fission reduced tumor size dramatically and may lead to a new cancer treatment in the future.
Among more than 2,500 people in France with a history of heart disease, taking B vitamins or omega-3 fatty acid supplements did not reduce the risk of developing cancer in a new study. In fact, for a small group of women, fish oil was linked to higher cancer risk.
Aspirin and other common over-the-top medications can prevent certain cancers from spreading and new research suggests how.
Sheyla Hershey, owner of the world's largest breast implants at size 38KKK, is one of a number of women whose lives have been saved by breast implants. Read the stories, and see a photo slideshow of Hershey and five other lucky, faux-buxom women here.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris, a veteran prosecutor with acute political instincts and a reputation for thick skin, gambled big in the settlement negotiations with banks over illegal foreclosures.
Former astronaut, Janice Voss, passed away from breast cancer late Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Voss was one of only six women to make five trips into space and to serve twice as payload commander. She was 55. As a five-time shuttle astronaut, Voss' career at NASA was one of dedication to scientific research and exploration.
Karen Handel, vice president of public policy at Susan G. Komen for the Cure, resigned a week after the breast cancer foundation got heat for cutting funding to Planned Parenthood.
