Breast Cancer Recurrence Seen as Low After 5 Years - ABC News
New research suggests that women who do not experience breast cancer recurrence after five years may have a lower risk of their disease returning. (Don Farrall/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who survive breast cancer for five years after

Doctor mistakenly OD's woman with cancer drug - Daily Yomiuri On-Line
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki–Tsukuba University Hospital announced Monday that a doctor at the hospital mistakenly overdosed a woman in her 40s with an anticancer drug, resulting in acute kidney failure and other ailments. The adverse effects developed by the

3D Debuts In The Operating Room - CBS News
E-Mail Story (CBS) For years, 3D vision has been used as a special effect for entertainment. But it's just landed a leading role in brain surgery, CBS News medical correspondent Jon LaPook reports. More and more procedures are being done non

Study sees benefit in prostate cancer surgery - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Men with early prostate cancer who have their prostate glands surgically removed are less likely to die from the disease than those who take a more passive, wait-and-see approach, researchers said on Tuesday. There is

Pelosi, Michelle Obama to kick off Democratic convention - USA Today
Match up with a candidate: Our issues game lets you compare your views with those of Obama and McCain. Tackle the issues, share with a friend. DENVER (AP) Michelle Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be the featured first-night speakers at

Shealy s brain tumor removed, family says - The State
The family of Irmo political consultant Rod Shealy said surgery to remove his brain tumor was successful Monday in Charleston. Shealy s son, Ross, said early results were far better than the family expected. We re just very thankful that dad has

Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger - HealthCentral.com
Copyright 2008 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved. TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) — The risk of relapse can linger for some breast cancer survivors even after completing five years of what doctors call systemic therapy, a new study found. But