by Shravya Pant | Dec 21, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The patient had already made the agonizing decision to start chemotherapy to address her colon cancer, even though she was 30 weeks pregnant. Within a day, the decisions got harder: her colon perforated, and the pain was excruciating. She would need...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 1, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Former NFL player Chris Draft married his long-time girlfriend, Keasha Rutledge in 2011, but one month later Rutledge died of lung cancer leaving behind her grieving husband but also their newly formed initiative against the terrible disease – Team...
by Jasper Scherer | Feb 11, 2016 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden is using his final 11 months in office to lay the groundwork for his next big ambition — to double the pace of cancer research. The White House recently established a task force with Biden to lead the effort, and President...
by Safiya Merchant | Feb 21, 2012 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – To counter the shortage of two important cancer drugs, the Food and Drug Administration reached out to U.S. and foreign manufacturers Tuesday in an attempt to increase the flow of the drugs to American markets and hospitals. FDA Commissioner...
