Tag: Cancer
FDA to scrutinize unproven cancer drugs after 10-year gap
WASHINGTON — Each year the U.S. approves dozens of new uses for cancer drugs based on early signs that they can shrink or slow...
‘I’m cured!’: Tennis player Suarez Navarro says cancer gone
Former Top 10 tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro says she finished treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma and is cured of her cancer.
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Bob Valvano, brother of Jim Valvano, says he has leukemia
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ESPN college basketball analyst Bob Valvano, the brother of late North Carolina State men’s basketball coach and broadcaster Jim Valvano, says...
Unusual treatment shows promise for kids with brain tumors
For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions...
Immune-boosting drug may help before lung cancer surgery
A drug that helps the immune system fight cancer gave dramatic results when used with chemotherapy before surgery in patients with operable lung tumors,...
Rikako Ikee qualifies for Tokyo Olympic after leukemia
TOKYO — Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee on Sunday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics just two years after she was diagnosed with leukemia.
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For Carrasco, leukemia puts baseball injuries in perspective
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Carlos Carrasco’s experience being treated for leukemia taught him to put baseball injuries in perspective.
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Staley helps sister battle leukemia, seeks more Black donors
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley's passion is evident when she's on a basketball court.
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Researchers study impact of pandemic cancer screening pause
John Abraham’s colonoscopy was postponed for several months because of the pandemic. When he finally got it, doctors found a growth too big to...
Health panel expands lung cancer screening for more smokers
More Americans now qualify for yearly scans to detect lung cancer, according to guidelines released Tuesday that may help more Black smokers and women...
