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Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO
Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO. Judith A. Salerno will replace Nancy Brinker as CEO of the Dallas-based organization. Brinker, whose promise to her dying sister ...
Sequester cuts hit poor, elderly, cancer patients
The first warnings about the spending cuts were dire. In March, as the sweeping $85 billion reductions known as sequestration kicked in, President Barack Obama called them "stupid" and "arbitrary" and said they could thwart economic progress. Opponents said the administration was using scare tactics, predicting doom even though the ...
Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests
A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can't be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. In a bit of a mixed message, the court unanimously decided that certain ...
US court says human genes cannot be patented
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body. But the high court also approved for the first time the patenting of synthetic ...
Myriad stock volatile after high court gene ruling
Shares of diagnostic test maker Myriad Genetics Inc. surged and then dove Thursday after the Supreme Court handed the company a partial victory in a battle over the validity of patents underlying its lucrative test for genes linked to high risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The ruling likely will ...
Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body. But the high court also approved for the first time the patenting of synthetic DNA, ...
Susan G. Komen Cuts Charity Walks, Cites Low Participation
The decision to cut seven of the 14 3-day walks, does not affect the charity’s popular Race for the Cure events.
Advice for black women on breast cancer gene risk
New research suggests that bad genes may be responsible for more breast cancer cases in black women than has been previously known. About 1 in 5 African-American women with the disease have an inherited mutation that drastically raises their risk for breast and ovarian cancer, according to a study released ...
Gene flaws common in blacks with breast cancer
Gene flaws that raise the risk of breast cancer are surprisingly common in black women with the disease, according to the first comprehensive testing in this racial group. The study found that one-fifth of these women have BRCA mutations, a problem usually associated with women of Eastern European Jewish descent ...
Gene Flaws Common in Blacks With Breast Cancer
Genetic mutations that raise the risk of breast cancer, like the kind Angelina Jolie has, are surprisingly common in black women with the disease, according to a new study that could help explain why blacks face higher rates of breast cance...
ND families bonded by softball, cancer battles
Certain events happen in life that put everything else in the backseat. Such events happened in the lives of two Dickinson High softball coaches. Bill Butterfield, the Midgets' head coach, and Darla Hoffmann, the team's assistant coach, have spent many hours on the softball diamond together. Yet, two similar events ...
Jolie joins Pitt at 'World War Z' London premiere
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stepped out together Sunday at the premiere of zombie thriller "World War Z" — Jolie's first public appearance since announcing last month that she had undergone a double mastectomy. The couple said they had been moved by the outpouring of public support that followed Jolie's ...
Avastin fails studies in new brain tumor patients
New research raises fresh questions about which cancer patients benefit from Avastin, a drug that lost its approval for treating breast cancer nearly two years ago. Avastin did not prolong life when used as a first treatment for people with brain tumors like the one U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy died ...
Annual breast cancer fundraiser run in Hartford
The Connecticut affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is hosting its signature fundraising event at Hartford's Bushnell Park. The 20th annual Connecticut Race for the Cure was scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. More than 4,000 runners had registered ahead of time for the 5-kilometer race. The ...
STORY REMOVED: BC-NC--Life-Saving Decision
The Associated Press has withdrawn a member exchange story about a woman who posts a blog about cancer and her decision to have a double mastectomy. A question has arisen regarding her statements. A replacement story will be filed. The AP, Raleigh
St. Clair Shores nun confronting death inspires
Not everyone plans a wardrobe change for their funeral. And not everyone models said wardrobe by lying on a bed with eyes closed and mouth open. But it isn't just anyone whose approach to death is nothing short of remarkable, friends tell The Detroit News ( http://bit.ly/14JjhH2 ). Sister Carol ...
Angelina Jolie's aunt dies of breast cancer
Just weeks after announcing she'd had a preventative mastectomy, the actress has suffered a terrible loss.
Jolie aunt dies of breast cancer days after op-ed
Angelina Jolie's aunt has died of breast cancer less than two weeks after Jolie had a double mastectomy to avoid the disease. Debbie Martin died at age 61 at a hospital in Escondido, California, near San Diego, her husband, Ron Martin, told The Associated Press. Debbie Martin was the younger ...
SD research might reveal secrets to future health
Sioux Falls medical researchers have cracked open a new door. The city now is host to technology that can map the human genome and perhaps offer new details on how people are put together. One piece of hardware behind this development is a machine on a countertop at the new ...
Program offers cancer survivors fitness, support
Eight years ago, a breast cancer diagnosis hit Jenny Moss out of the blue. It was as if one day everything was fine, and the next day, there was cancer, she said. She was 38 at the time and busy as a full-time teacher. "After treatment, I wanted to continue ...
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