21 Stories on Skin Cancer
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- It wasn't the way Jim Calhoun wanted to spend his summer.
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
Teenagers may be more susceptible than adults to certain types of cancer, including cervical, testicular and skin cancer
Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Barack Obama is in excellent health, according to a statement from his doctor, released by the campaign.
A team of doctors from the Mayo Clinic declared Friday that there appears to be no physical reason why Sen. John McCain, the 71-year-old presumed Republican presidential candidate, could not carry out the duties of the office.
Sen. John McCain will give select members of the media a three-hour glimpse at his medical records Friday.
His bout with melanoma after the 2000 campaign makes his health and his age election issues today. Why he's still at risk
The actor says sun damage forced him to have a cancerous mole removed
A new study shows that where skin cancer starts on the body plays into how deadly it will be
Like other branches of science, nutrition is constantly evolving. As researchers learn more about vitamins and minerals, for example, dietary advice changes.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- It wasn't the way Jim Calhoun wanted to spend his summer.
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
Teenagers may be more susceptible than adults to certain types of cancer, including cervical, testicular and skin cancer
Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Barack Obama is in excellent health, according to a statement from his doctor, released by the campaign.
A team of doctors from the Mayo Clinic declared Friday that there appears to be no physical reason why Sen. John McCain, the 71-year-old presumed Republican presidential candidate, could not carry out the duties of the office.
Sen. John McCain will give select members of the media a three-hour glimpse at his medical records Friday.
His bout with melanoma after the 2000 campaign makes his health and his age election issues today. Why he's still at risk
The actor says sun damage forced him to have a cancerous mole removed
A new study shows that where skin cancer starts on the body plays into how deadly it will be
Like other branches of science, nutrition is constantly evolving. As researchers learn more about vitamins and minerals, for example, dietary advice changes.
Myth No. 1: A suntan's fine, as long as you don't burn.
Todd Beckman, president and founder of The Tan Company, has constantly fought negative press about the $5 billion industry and now faces a summer slowdown, but he insists his business can survive the intense heat.
You'd think 12,000 scientists could fill a drug pipeline. And they probably can. But can they fill it to Wall Street's satisfaction?
Instead of using surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation, researchers from the National Institutes of Health are finding so-far limited but inspiring success in a new approach for fighting cancer, using the immune system to attack the tumors the way it would a cold or flu.
How confident are you when you slather on sunscreen? What do "waterproof," "all day," "UVA/UVB protection," and "sunblock," mean to you? An important step in protecting against skin cancer, right?
Doctors strongly recommend that anyone over 40 have an annual comprehensive physical. But as an increasing number of my business friends try to manage the ravages of age with more after-the-fact me...
CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather told his audience Monday night that he recently had several cancerous growths removed from his face, and urged viewers to get examinations for skin cancer.
Researchers at an Australian university believe they have developed a breakthrough showing skin cancer can be stopped by the common cold virus.
If your mother didn't tell you, pop radio will: You should use sunscreen. The surprise is that most of us don't. In a 1998 survey by the American Academy of Dermatology, only 15% of respondents use...
More than a century ago doctors noticed a curious coincidence: Cancer patients' tumors sometimes shriveled after the patients contracted bacterial infections. That inspired the idea of cancer vacci...
A SMALL COMPANY called Biotherapeutics Inc., in Franklin, Tennessee, opened a private front in the war against cancer three years ago. At that point the new cancer-killing wonder drug Interleukin-2...
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