FDA Plan to Ban Hair Relaxer Chemical Is Long Overdue, but Many Dangerous Ingredients Remain
The Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to release a proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products a decade after it was classified as a carcinogen
New Cancer Vaccines Could Treat Some Types of Pancreatic, Colorectal and Other Deadly Forms of the Disease
Vaccines that target tumors with specific genetic mutations in pancreatic and other cancers have shown promise in early-stage trials
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This Potential Cancer Treatment Requires Modern Alchemy
Scientists are ramping up production of the isotope actinium 225, which could help treat prostate cancer
This Doctor Helped Spare Women from Radical Mastectomy
Canadian radiation oncologist Vera Peters pioneered the use of lumpectomies and postoperative radiation to treat breast cancer patients.
Precision Cancer Drugs Glitter with Promise—If You Can Get Them
A growing arsenal of genetically tailored oncology treatments have spectacular results, but scope and access remain limited
Why There’s a Serious Cancer Drug Shortage, and How to Fix It
The recent national shortage in chemotherapy drugs points to a need to overhaul the generics market
Newfound Stem Cell Might Explain How Breast Cancer Spreads to the Spine
New research in mice suggests that a stem cell involved in backbone development might help tumors from other parts of the body move to the spine
What Are the Best and Safest Sunscreens?
What dermatologists say about sun sensitivity, cancer risk and the products they use for sun protection
Aspartame Declared ‘Possible’ Carcinogen. Here’s What That Really Means
United Nations groups say the artificial sweetener poses a possible risk of liver cancer—but there’s no evidence for harm under the current daily limit
Elephants’ Giant Hot Testicles Might Be the Reason They Get Less Cancer
A scientist claims elephants’ cancer-preventing genes may have evolved to protect their sperm from the scorching hot habitats the pachyderms’ live in
Adjusting Your Body Clock May Stave Off Cancer
Research shows that disrupting the body’s circadian rhythm raises cancer risk, and resetting it may bring that risk down
Why There’s a Severe Shortage of Cancer Drugs
Many generic drugs for cancer and ADHD, blood thinners and antibiotics are in short supply, in part because there is little profit in making them