Resilience Project: Helping Chronically Ill Patients Pay For Treatment One Pair Of Socks At A Time
A new business in Winston-Salem is helping people with chronic illness pay for their treatment.
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When Genetic Tests Disagree About Best Option For Cancer Treatment
Two recent studies comparing genetic cancer tests suggest that doctors need to be careful about assuming the results provide a complete picture for selecting among treatments options.
Liver Cancer Is Becoming A Top Killer In Poor Countries
It's one of the cancers highlighted in a new report that looks at the growing number of cases worldwide.
Advice For Doctors Talking To Parents About HPV Vaccine: Make It Brief
A decade after HPV vaccine was introduced in the U.S., many doctors still hesitate to routinely recommend that children get vaccinated against the cancer-causing virus.
How A Psychedelic Drug Helps Cancer Patients Overcome Anxiety
Many cancer patients who took the psychedelic drug psilocybin under supervision said the experience erased their anxiety and depression over illness and death.
Big Data Coming In Faster Than Biomedical Researchers Can Process It
There's a plethora of projects to gather data about the brain, various kinds of cancer and every type of cell in the body. But researchers are struggling to keep up with the information explosion.
Soul Singer Sharon Jones, 60, Dies
Jones, known for generating powerful, energetic performances despite her small stature while fronting The Dap-Kings for the past decade, had been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2013.
WATCH: Mantis Shrimp's Incredible Eyesight Yields Clues For Detecting Cancer
Cancer cells, it turns out, reflect light in a particular, polarized way that mantis shrimp can see. A tiny camera based on the shrimp's eye might help doctors better visualize tumors during surgery.
A Noninvasive Colon Cancer Test That's FIT To Be Tried
Colonoscopy has long been the gold standard for colon cancer screening. Now gastroenterologists say the quick, inexpensive, noninvasive FIT test is a good option for people not willing to go there.
Driving Miss Norma: 91-Year-Old Who Hit The Road After Cancer Diagnosis Dies
Instead of seeking treatment for cancer, Norma Bauerschmidt embarked on a cross-country trip in an RV with her son and daughter-in-law. The trip lasted more than a year. She died last week.