The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who died of cancer in 2008 have pleaded guilty to attempted involuntary manslaughter in his death.
How does Hodgkin lymphoma affect the organs in the lymphatic system?
While the coastal town of Savannah, Georgia, fills with spectators on Saturday for the Rock 'n' Roll marathon, Chris Fenton and Laura Devrieze will be focused on the finish line.
Kezia Fitzgerald and her 15-month-old daughter are both blondes with bright blue eyes. They both giggle easily and share a love of peaches.
My husband has non-Hodgkins lymphoma, stage 4, and has been treated with chemotherapy. His doctor says it is under control. He wonders does that mean it is gone or just being held at bay? He has been having "hot flashes" since he began his treatment for his prostate cancer (cannot remember the Gleason score, but tumor was in both lobes of prostate, without changes to his bone marrow.) He was treated with hormones, brachytherapy and radiation for this. We can't seem to get an answer for the question of the "hot flashes." Are they a symptom of ongoing disease, the hormone therapy or will he just continue to have them for the rest of his life?
How many stages are there in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma?
How many stages are there in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma?
"My father ran the New York City marathon when I was a kid," says the cancer survivor
The government has started distributing additional benefits for Agent Orange exposure to Vietnam War veterans who qualify under liberalized rules, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday.
Paraguay's cancer-stricken president is "lucid, "perfectly fine" and will not require surgery at this point, his doctor said Sunday.
Paraguay's cancer-stricken president has been hospitalized for treatment, his office announced Saturday.
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer affecting the immune system, Health Minister Esperanza Martinez said Friday in a news conference.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has pledged to give away most of his fortune to charity.
The Golden Globe winner jokes that battling the disease has given him the chance to accessorize
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, more than 25 years after he was treated for Hodgkin's disease, a spokesman at his company Vulcan Inc. told CNN on Monday.
My husband just completed six cycles of R-CHOP chemotherapy for his non-Hodgkin's diffuse large B cell lymphoma in his upper stomach. Compared with what we've heard others have endured, his side effects were relatively mild. However, he continues to have a strained, raspy voice. His oncologist didn't seem too concerned or aware of what might be causing this. Is this a "typical" chemo side effect?
The Survivor winner, who is battling cancer, is hopeful as he wraps up three months of treatment
In two new video diaries, the Survivor star shares the ups and downs of his battle with cancer
The Survivor winner shares his fight against Hodgkin's disease
Battling a rare form of cancer, the reality star loses the last of his famous mop top after a second round of chemo
Danny Hauser, 13, and his mom miss court date - and may be headed for Mexican border
The father of a cancer-stricken 13-year-old boy whose mother has fled with him to keep him from undergoing chemotherapy appealed Thursday for her to bring him home.
The mop-haired winner of Survivor: Africa is being treated for a rare form of Hodgkin's disease
My daughter-in-law has had a diagnosis of follicular lymphoma. She has had several blood transfusions and chemo. What is available for this young woman? We are very concerned for the future.
The list of charities devastated by Bernard Madoff's alleged fraud keeps growing, but one philanthropic organization with strong ties to the Madoff family has so far emerged unscathed.
Sen. Arlen Specter woke at 4 a.m. one day last week with an excruciating headache, a side effect of chemotherapy. Ninety minutes later, he was on the squash court, playing a partner less than half his age. That's the way Specter faces cancer and chemo. Borrowing a phrase from Winston Churchill, he calls it the "never-give-in" approach.
Watch Dr. Gupta's behind-the-scenes coverage of Sen. Arlen Specter's battle with cancer.
Sen. Arlen Specter's Hodgkin's disease, which he battled in 2005, has recurred, but doctors said that its return was detected early and that Specter has an "excellent chance" of once again achieving remission, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the senator's office.
Sen. Arlen Specter discusses his book "Never Give In" about his battle with cancer.
On Sunday evening, Joe Andruzzi will watch the Super Bowl from his couch in southeastern Massachusetts. It'll be a decidedly more serene perspective than he experienced in 1997 as a rookie reserve guard with Green Bay, or in 2001, '03 and '04 when he started in each of the Patriots' Super Bowl victories, a central figure, doing endless dirty work in the trenches during the formation and growth of a modern football dynasty.
CNNMoney: Genentech's mixed bagupdated: Tue Jan 15 2008 09:41:00
Genentech, the word's largest biotech in terms of market capitalization, reported a healthy increase in sales and earnings for the fourth quarter.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on a new test that could help find breast cancer tumors when they're most treatable.
FSB: 'Cancer,' he saidupdated: Wed Dec 12 2007 12:07:00
Sands Bellizi was sitting at her office desk in Grass Valley, Calif., when she got the telephone call. It was late morning and she was shuffling through paperwork, maybe a contract for breeding one of her ranch's alpacas, she thinks, or a vet bill. But her memories are fuzzy because the doctor's news temporarily shoved all business thoughts right out of her head.
Genentech reported a surge in third-quarter earnings that barely beat Wall Street projections, while its revenue increase fell just short of estimates.
Genentech's growth stalled in the third quarter, according to an analyst who lowered his expectations Monday for the biotech's sales and earnings.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reveals 5 things you should do when diagnosed with an illness.
In June 2004, Trisha Torrey found a golf ball-size lump in her torso. A surgeon removed it and gave her the grim news: cancer.
Biotech developer Genentech reported first-quarter earnings and revenue Wednesday that beat analysts' expectations.
A doctor for former Sen. Fred Thompson announced Wednesday that the possible presidential candidate was diagnosed in 2004 with a form of lymphoma -- a cancer that begins in cells of the immune system -- and that it is currently in remission.
SI.com: A quiet comebackupdated: Wed Feb 28 2007 10:56:00
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Genentech will unveil new details this weekend on tests of Avastin, one of its biggest-selling medicines, as it seeks to find new markets for the cancer drug.
The biotech Genentech reported a surge in earnings for 2006 and beat analyst projections for the fourth quarter.
Celgene, the drug company that's cornered the market for blood cancer treatment, continues to wow investors with its constantly climbing stock price, and analysts expect the good times to keep rolling.
Genentech reported third-quarter net earnings Tuesday that topped expectations, but shares for the biotech developer fell in after-hours trading because of concern about some drug sales.
The FDA approved Genentech's drug for age-related vision loss, a potential blockbuster that would treat the leading cause of blindness in older people.
More than 30 years have passed since President Richard Nixon declared a "war on cancer," and while no single cure has been found, many new treatments have come to market.
Amgen and Genentech stock prices soared in 2005, but they lost their hot stock status in '06 as prices plunged. Is Big Biotech ready for an upswing, or is it all downhill from here?
Genentech Inc. put a stop to a clinical trial for a potential treatment for peanut allergies after two children suffered "severe" reactions during tests, according to a news report published Monday.
Genentech is still the darling of the biotech industry. The problem is everyone knows it.
Investors who stuck with their biotech stocks this year are sitting pretty but will the good times roll through 2006?
Manufacturing drugs in factories is expensive. So why not have chickens do it instead?
Big drug companies like Pfizer and Merck were once regarded as safe havens. But in the wake of the Vioxx scandal, many healthcare investors are now flocking to biotechs... and Genentech has established itself as the sector's rising star.
Genentech could get another lift in sales for a drug-chemo combination already projected as a blockbuster, and women at risk for heart disease could have a safer option for treating breast cancer.
Two drug candidates that would reduce the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis have passed testing, announced drug manufacturers Human Genome Sciences, Roche, Genentech and Biogen Idec on Wednesday, offering hope where arthritis treatments have raised health concerns.
He had to beat back a challenge from conservatives who were wary of his pro-choice views, but now Arlen Specter, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is leading the Senate's scrutiny of President Bush's court nominees.
Both political parties are to blame for the impasse on confirming President Bush's judicial nominees, says Arlen Specter, Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Arlen Specter, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, began chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease Friday morning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while dozens of conservative activists delivered get-well cards to his Washington office.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease but intends to continue working during treatment, his office announced Wednesday.
In late June, Arthur Levinson was talking with MONEY's Erica Garcia in his corner office in south San Francisco, nervously shaking a sneaker-clad foot while awaiting the decision from the Food and ...
Money Magazine: Biotech blockbusterupdated: Fri Jul 18 2003 16:27:00
In late June, Arthur Levinson was talking with MONEY's Erica Garcia in his corner office in south San Francisco, nervously shaking a sneaker-clad foot while awaiting the decision from the Food and Drug Administration on Xolair, Genentech's asthma treatment.
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