Brochures may falsely link cancer, abortions
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In several states, women considering abortion are given government-issued brochures warning that the procedure could increase their chance of developing breast cancer, despite scientific findings to the contrary.
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A debate over a hypothesis that cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells could affect the path of research.
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TRUTH IN advertising should extend to political advertisements aired over the public airways. The so-called facts presented in political advertisements, even statements masquerading as opinion, should be held
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NEW YORK  - Screening for cancer quite  often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to  costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing,  according to a new report.
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New studies are raising questions about whether drugs that have been used by millions of cancer patients might actually be harming them.
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A study that spurred concern about high concentrations of platinum in women with silicone breast implants seems to contain flaws and should be viewed "with caution," the scientific journal that published the work warned Monday.
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There's an open secret in medicine: Patients lie.
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A tobacco firm has said allegations it covered up evidence of the harmful effects of passive smoking are &quot;false, inaccurate and highly misleading&quot;.
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FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Tobacco companies were working as recently as three years ago to contradict research that strengthened the scientific link between smoking and cancer, a new report based on industry documents claims.
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WASHINGTON Nov 10, 2004 - Women seeking abortions in Mississippi must first sign a form indicating they&#39;ve been told abortion can increase their risk of breast cancer.
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What the Internet tells us about how the media, advertising and awareness months spread information on diseases and illnesses
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In an attempt to raise the nation's historically low rate of breast-feeding, federal health officials commissioned an attention-grabbing advertising campaign a few years ago to convince mothers that their babies faced real health risks if they did not breast-feed. It featured striking photos of i...
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A nonprofit organization has unveiled a series of electronic greeting cards that concerned friends and relatives can send to a woman after she chooses to have an abortion.
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A congressional staff analysis finds "false, misleading, or distorted information" in the  materials of more than a dozen federally funded programs aimed at preventing teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease.
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NEW YORK  - Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Cigarette makers may publicly admit that their products cause cancer, but when sued by sick smokers, they deny or minimize the link, according to a new analysis of lawsuits.
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Scientists say they have linked a faulty copy of a gene with the development of breast cancer.