Cancer Physicians Attack High Drug Costs More than 100 cancer specialists have banded together to persuade pharmaceutical companies to bring prices down, suggesting that the high prices for medicine needed to keep someone alive is profiteering. More
Patients’ Genes Seen as Future of Cancer Care Major academic medical centers in New York and around the country are spending and recruiting heavily in what has become an arms race within the war on cancer. The investments are based on the belief that the medical establishment is moving toward the routine sequencing of every patient’s genome in the quest for “precision medicine,” a course for prevention and treatment based on the special, even unique characteristics of the patient’s genes. More
Even after melanoma, some people keep on using tanning beds You would think that people who were diagnosed with melanoma -- the most deadly form of skin cancer -- would be meticulously careful about using sunscreen, avoiding tanning salons and generally protecting their skin. More
Roger Ebert (1942-2013) Roger Ebert loved movies. Except for those he hated. For a film with a daring director, a talented cast, a captivating plot or, ideally, all three, there could be no better advocate than Roger Ebert, who passionately celebrated and promoted excellence in film while deflating the awful, the derivative, or the merely mediocre with an observant eye, a sharp wit and a depth of knowledge that delighted his millions of readers and viewers. More
Scientists find treatment to kill every kind of cancer tumor Researchers might have found the Holy Grail in the war against cancer, a miracle drug that has killed every kind of cancer tumor it has come in contact with, the New York Post reported. The drug works by blocking a protein called CD47 that is essentially a "do not eat" signal to the body's immune system, according to Science Magazine. More
Nina Dobrev is celebrating the small wins.
Seven months after The Vampire Diaries actress underwent knee surgery due to a bike accident, Nina shared an exciting update on her recovery.
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Influencer Matilda Djerf is breaking her silence.
The Djerf Avenue founder, who has over three million Instagram followers, came under fire after 11 anonymous current and former employees of the
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