CANCER

Adcetris is the first treatment for fighting Hodgkin lymphoma approved by the FDA since 1977, and the first specifically made to treat anaplastic large cell lymphoma. The drug is marketed by Seattle Genetics of Bothell, Wash.

Medicinal Genomics successfully sequenced the marijuana genome in order to understand the plant's medicinal properties.

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have discovered that a modified version of Ecstasy (MDMA) may have great cancer-busting potential, fighting off myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia.

Susanne Eman consumes 22,000 calories a day in order to reach her goal weight of 1,600 pounds.

Sniffer dogs can detect lung cancer, a disease which does not reveal any symptoms and early detections are a matter of chance, according to a new research published in the European Respiratory Journal.

The U.S. healthcare sector is being challenged by a surge in gray market drug deals and illegal online pharmacies.

Sniffer dogs could be the secret weapon for reliably detecting lung cancer, according to German researchers. The report published in the European Respiratory Journal states that dogs can be trained to detect lung cancer by sniffing human breath. The researchers found that trained dogs could detect a tumor in 71 percent of patients.

The number of adults and children getting CT scans to diagnose appendicitis has shot up since the 1990s, a new study finds -- raising questions about whether the high-tech X-rays are being overused.

A Kentucky man is suing a doctor for amputating his penis without consent during what was supposed to be a routine circumcision to relieve inflammation.

Research shows that women should only be tested every two or three years.

Practicing one or more healthy lifestyle behaviors such as not smoking, eating a healthy diet, getting regular physical activity, and limiting alcohol may lead to people living longer, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC found that people who engaged in all four healthy behaviors were 63 percent less likely to die early when compared to people who didn't practice any of the behaviors.

German scientists experimenting with sniffer dogs have found they can accurately detect lung cancer by smelling breath samples.

Stem cell researchers in Hong Kong and the United States are trying to grow spare parts for the human heart that may be ready for tests on people within five years, they said on Thursday.

Most doctors opt for screening women for cervical cancer more often than guidelines suggest, according to a new study.

Highly trained sniffer dogs could possibly detect early signs of lung cancer on patients' breath, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal. German scientists said Thursday that research suggesting that "man's best friend" could be able to smell cancer revealed startling statistics from a number of dogs with cancer patients.

Highly trained sniffer dogs could possibly detect early signs of lung cancer on patients' breath, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal. German scientists said Thursday that research suggesting that "man's best friend" could be able to smell cancer revealed startling statistics from a number of dogs with cancer patients.

It is a break-through in the world of advanced Malenoma, the life-threatening form of skin cancer, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing approval of a new drug to treat the disease on Wednesday.

Highly trained dogs can sniff out lung cancer in its early stage, while it is treatable, a new study suggested.German researchers discovered that dogs could pick up on the smell of organic compounds related to lung cancer, through human breath.

Venezuela will nationalize its gold industry and is moving its international reserves out of Western countries, President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday in a combative step ahead of his re-election.

According to a research report published in European Respiratory Journal, Sniffer Dogs can "reliably" detect Lung cancer by merely sniffing a patient's breath.

President Barack Obama's three-day bus tour along the back roads of the Midwest was billed as a chance to listen and what he heard was that people are deeply worried.