Barbara Wagner, a lung cancer patient was prescribed chemotherapy. Instead of paying for the treatment, Oregon instead asked if she wouldn't rather have a peaceful death instead. After the health plan refused to pay for the medicine the drug manufacturer offered to pay for 1 year of the $4k/month treatment. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Chemotherapy can cause changes in brain function that last ten years, and that may be the cause of "chemo brain"--a syndrome that affects perhaps 25% of chemotherapy patients--that is characterized by mental fog, confusion, and short term memory issues. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

A gene test that predicts which cancer drugs will be most effective for different people is to be trialled in the US. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 63-year-old leukemia patient from Florida who never earned a college degree recently designed a method using nanotechnology that may make chemotherapy an archaic treatment of the past.

Link fixed. picked by deepcleanfun 12 months ago

Canadian scientists think they may have found an anti-cancer drug - without nasty side-effects. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Actress played ditzy teenager Kelly Bundy on Fox's 'Married...with Children'

"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery." picked by ImNotBlue 3 weeks ago

Last week, DEA agents seized a quarter ounce of medical marijuana on its way from the Flathead Valley to Missoula, Montana via UPS. The caregiver and the patient were registered and complying with the rules of Montana's state medical marijuana program. So far, no federal charges have been filed, but the patient's medicine was confiscated (stolen). picked by cthulhuguru 1 year ago

A legally blind man once requested to meet with Gloria. Near the end of their visit, he pulled the adults aside and declared, "I think you've been told that I'm not a seeing man. But I can see Gloria. She's light." picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

A new doll tries to help kids understand the changes in appearance that come with chemotherapy. picked by DemureArt 10 months ago

A mother stopped giving her 8-year old son his at-home chemo treatments. He was diagnosed in 2006 and after treatment went into remission, however his cancer has since returned and his doctors are saying that it wouldn't have happened had he been receiving his medications. picked by princess2408 2 months ago

The head of Medical Monitoring Program taking the responsibility of post-traumatic treatment of World Trade Center workers who were on September 11, noticed they had a rare and strange cancer form. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Doctors diagnosed Jon Matthews with cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He was told that he'd probably live less than a year and that the longest anyone lived with his type of cancer was 25 months.

He took that as a challenge and went to a casino, betting that he'd outlive the doctors' predictions. He was given 50-1 odds. And now is the winner of $9,810.38 picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

U.S. researchers say itraconazole, a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus, can also block the growth of new blood vessels in cancer. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

James says that, as obesity rates soar, the list of cancers associated with those extra pounds is growing: "Breast cancer, particularly post-menopausal breast cancer, cancer of the large bowel, and cancer of the pancreas, those are the three big ones.

In other news: Hot Dogs, beer and nachos banned from sporting events. (Well, you can't smoke there either). picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Dr. Perry Klaassen lived to tell about his frightening ordeal with colon cancer. His patient did not. picked by suebe 1 year ago

BACON, smoked ham and processed sausages are a cancer threat and should be cut from people's diet altogether, according to the world's most comprehensive study of the disease. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Canadian women. Despite slight declines in mortality rates over the past decade for women with breast cancer, one in nine Canadian women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime; one in 25 Canadian women will die from this disease. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

Washington authorities are looking to charge a cancer patient's caregivers after the man was left alone in his house for days and mauled by hungry puppies. picked by muppet 1 week ago