NEW YORK (Reuters) - Little known biotechnology company Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc has quietly built a large pipeline of experimental cancer treatments that it aims to deliver at a fraction of the cost spent by larger rivals. Full story
(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 seller of HIV medications. Full story
(Reuters) - Amgen Inc said its experimental and novel treatment for advanced melanoma met the main goal of a late-stage clinical trial by demonstrating a durable response in significantly more patients than a comparison treatment. Full story
A cancer that has wiped out 70 percent of wild Tasmanian devils became contagious by "switching off" certain genes that would otherwise enable the immune system to recognize it, a new study finds. Full story
In a necropolis in Spain, archaeologists have found the remains of a Roman woman who died in her 30s with a calcified tumor in her pelvis, a bone and four deformed teeth embedded within it. Full story
After being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, 9-year-old Gabriella Miller was gifted with a dream trip to Paris from the Make-A-Wish foundation, which inspired her to lead a campaign to get 10,000 letters written to Santa, for each of which Macy’s would donate a dollar to the foundation. To
An 11-year-old Florida girl who was accused of being pregnant was actually carrying a 20-pound abdominal tumor. WTLV’s Ken Amaro reports.
Four months after being diagnosed with a malignant tumor in her leg, Paishence Joy Watkins, 9, underwent surgery at St. Jude Children’s research hospital. Now able to walk again for the first time since April, Watkins tells TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager she can’t wait to be “riding my bike again.”
NBC’s Chief Health and Science Correspondent Robert Bazell talks about how a study of DNA in breast tumors opens up the possibility of trying new drugs to battle the disease.
Former New York Mets pitcher and SNY broadcaster Ron Darling talks about his late friend and team catcher, Gary Carter who passed away from a brain tumor in February.
Cancer patient struggles with massive tumor on head
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