Promising New Tool to Monitor Lung Cancer Treatment Progress (American Cancer Society)

American Cancer Society - Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are testing a non-surgical technique that may help doctors monitor how well non-small cell lung cancer patients are responding to treatment. Using a device known as a CTC-chip to analyze circulating tumor cells from patients' blood samples, the scientists were able to identify whether patients had genetic mutations that would make them less likely to respond to certain therapies.

Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment

An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors.

Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment

An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors.

Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment (AP)

AP - An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors.

The Truth About Cell Phones and Cancer (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, shocked just about all law-abiding scientists (abiding by laws of physics, that is) with his warning last week to his faculty and staff that cell phones might pose a cancer risk.

Researchers blame HPV for a rise in throat cancer

HPV blamed for rise in throat cancer For five grueling months in 2006 and 2007, Carol Kanga suffered through treatment for a life-threatening case of throat cancer linked to an unlikely source: a sexually transmitted viral infection.