Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

By Deena Beasley May 15 (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc shrank tumors in half of leukemia patients whose cancer had returned, according to an early-stage trial that represents a new foray into oncology by the world's biggest...

Boston medical experts say the latest science backs up 37-year-old actress Angelina Jolie's bold, heartbreaking choice to undergo a double mastectomy. Women with a family history of breast cancer should get genetic counseling and DNA testing to see what...

Helping to cure cancer may be as easy as riding a bike. Across New England, riders, volunteers and supporters are preparing for the 34th Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), an annual bike-a-thon that raises more money for charity than any other single...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cut fruit and vegetable prices in half and people will load up on them, according to a new study that suggests price regulation may play an important role in future public policy. "Many people argue that we should educate...

Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of radiation, starts five years after treatment and lasts...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Physicians and nurses at four Boston medical centers cited a lack of training to explain why they rarely provide spiritual care for terminally ill cancer patients - although most considered it an important part of treatment...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - At least two thirds of people with advanced cancer in a new survey believed the chemotherapy they're receiving might cure them, even though the treatment is only being given to buy some time or make them comfortable. "Their...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found two distinct genetic "signatures" for prostate cancer that may help doctors predict which patients have aggressive tumors, and designed experimental blood tests to read those genetic signs like barcodes. The...

To really get a patient's attention, doctors say, you must start from where they are. And where they are these days may be on their phone or computer, tweeting, texting, posting on Facebook. But Twitter, blogs and text messaging aren't in the comfort...

After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Hollye Jacobs felt like she lost her health, her breasts and her mind. But when she finished with radiation and started settling in at home, she was hit with another loss: She missed having treatment. For many...

Cheryl McGee has battled breast cancer. Twice. She's undergone surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and treatments for infection, but dietary management was never part of her treatment protocol. "I don't know why nobody ever told me to go to a nutritionist...

Sixteen years ago, right before her 42nd birthday, Jane Baker Segelken was diagnosed with breast cancer. The tumor was small, and she was told that if the cancer didn't return within five years after treatment, her chances for long-term survival were...