How Much Should a Workplace Accommodate Breastfeeding Employees?
Even among those who support workplace protections for breastfeeding mothers, strict regulations are cause for concern.
Articles Written By: Ann Pietrangelo
This author has written 16 articles
Cancer Vaccine Unlikely … But Do We Need One?
The genetic diversity between individual tumors makes it difficult to develop a universal cancer vaccine, but there are a lot of alternative treatments.
A High-Tech Blood Test That May Detect Cancer Early
Replacing tissue biopsies with blood biopsies would change everything about how we screen for cancer. We're not there yet, but researchers are inching closer.
Cancer Patients Warned About Using Marijuana
Researchers found dangerous bacteria and fungi in California’s medical marijuana supply. Is that something for people with cancer to worry about?
Limiting Tumors and Infections Instead of Killing Them
Drug resistance is a problem when treating infections and cancer. Sometimes the solution is to contain instead of destroy infectious organisms and cancer cells.
Experimental Treatment Provides Hope for Infants with Cancer
Two babies with advanced leukemia are cancer-free following a first-in-human experimental treatment in Britain.
Janet Jackson Baby: Health Concerns for New Mothers at 50
More women are delaying pregnancy into their 40s and 50s, but are they putting their health in jeopardy?
Inexpensive Diabetes Drug May Be New Weapon in War on Cancer
Sometimes a drug intended for one purpose turns out to have other uses. Metformin, a treatment for type 2 diabetes, may prove effective in treating cancer.
More Women Dying of Cancer. Here’s Why
The number of women dying from cancer around the world keeps rising, and it will take a global response to reverse the trend.
Removing the Stigma of Mastectomy Scars
Comedian Tig Notaro’s topless act has put a spotlight on chest scars. Breast cancer survivors and doctors open up about the stigma and how times are changing.
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