Cancer Fight Goes Nuclear, With Heavy Price Tag
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A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of Americaâs health system, experts say.
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Global warming and rocketing oil prices are making nuclear power fashionable, drawing a once demonized industry out of the shadows of the Chernobyl disaster as a potential shining knight of clean energy.
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As North Korea, South Korea, and Iran raise risks of an arms race, the global challenge to nonproliferation grows.
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Thailand's new government could pay for four cancer drugs instead of overriding their international patents, Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsap said on Wednesday, fearing possible trade sanctions against his country. The cancer medicines targeted by the previous military-appointed government for compulsory licenses, which allow countries to make or buy cheap, copycat versions of drugs, would cost $24-$27 million a year.
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This fund will give you radioactive exposure.
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Given the enormous physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, one might expect researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.
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MONDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- New cancer drugs often save lives, but are they cost-effective?
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Scientists in Iceland find relatives of patients are at a significantly higher risk of developing cancer than are members of the general population.
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Rejection might not mean the end of the road for this cancer treatment.
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TORONTO (CP) - Two prominent Canadian families donated a total of $33 million to help in the fight against cancer Monday. auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach respectively donated $25 million and $8 million in two separate announcements.
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Taking advantage of the power of food to boost the effectiveness of drugs could sharply lower the cost of cancer treatments, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.
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TUESDAY, Oct 23 (HealthDay News) -- Although it can cost more than $1 million to give a lung cancer patient an added year of life, overall survival from the disease hasn't increased significantly, a new study finds.
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Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, lost a child to cancer 53 years ago, but they&#039;re still fighting for cancer research and prevention.
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Financial support for a major international fusion project is one of many casualties.
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Take a stand against the high costs of health care.
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TREATING prostate cancer with a combination of radiation and hormone therapy could cut the death rate from the disease by half.