cancers

Surgery and chemotherapy have long been the primary treatment options for colorectal cancer. Even then, survival rates can be low, if the cancer is not detected early. Now, researchers are fighting back with a simple vaccine meant to activate the body’s immune cells and destroy cancer cells. There is hope it might also target other deadly cancers.

Expanding access to a promising but costly treatment, Medicare said Wednesday it will cover for some blood cancers a breakthrough gene therapy that revs up a patient’s own immune cells to destroy malignancies. Officials said Medicare will cover CAR-T cell therapies for certain types of lymphoma and leukemia. The cost of the treatments can run to hundreds of thousands of...

As Aaron and Melissa Fletcher continue on a cancer journey, they receive the opportunity to create special artwork that will last a lifetime.

Anna Day was in third grade when she found out her nine-month-old sister, Isabella, had cancer. She thought it was simply unfair that there was so little funding, compared to other cancers, for pediatric cancer. So she opened shop with Anna’s Bake Sale Foundation in 2015 and has since raised more than $40,000 for the cause.

A firefighter who died of pancreatic cancer did not get the disease because of risks related to his job, the city of Fort Worth said Friday in response to a worker’s compensation claim.

The Fort Worth Fire Department is saying goodbye to one of its own. Captain Keven Teague died on Friday from pancreatic cancer and already his fellow firefighters are working to prove his disease was caused by his job.

At-home genetic testing is a fun way to learn about family history, but be careful about health results you get.

A Tarrant County mother says tragedy was turned into a miracle when the loss of her son revealed a tumor growing in her body.

Neuroblastoma accounts for six percent of all cancers in children and is deadly in kids under five. Many times, the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes before parents even notice a lump. Meet a 4-year-old boy who fought the disease, and is now helping other kids with it.

A North Texas woman literally dies, and comes back to life after going into full cardiac arrest. She has turned that test into a testimony.

The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer deaths. Advances in early detection and treatment also are having a positive impact, experts say. But it’s not all good news. Obesity-related cancer deaths are rising, and prostate cancer deaths are...

A recent report from the American Cancer Society spotlighted a continued decline in the cancer death rate in the United States.

A revolutionary cancer treatment has saved the life of a 14-year-old Texas girl. Now, it’s FDA-approved to save more lives.

Dallas doctor says guidelines for genetic cancer testing are outdated and should be revised.

DNA test kits are expected to be one of the hottest gifts this Christmas season. Many people will go one step further and send the raw data from their kit results to a third party lab that offers to reveal even more about genetic risks for certain diseases. One Dallas man sent off his data and the results he got...

They risk their lives to protect our communities and now some are fighting for help to save their own lives. Firefighter associations say there are mountains of research linking their job to a broad range of cancers. But many workers comp providers only cover a small portion of that list. The problem is even worse for retirees, who are cut...

They risk their lives to protect our communities and now some are fighting for help to save their own lives. Firefighter associations say there are mountains of research linking their job to a broad range of cancers. But many workers comp providers only cover a small portion of that list. The problem is even worse for retirees, who are cut...

A biologist in Colorado is studying how snake venom can help fight deadly diseases. According to experts, doctors are already using snake venom to develop other kinds of drugs to treat diabetes and high blood pressure.

Are you constantly feeling tired and exhausted? Doctors at Parkland Hospital System say it could be your body giving you a message.

A new Harvard study reveals flight attendants in the U.S. have an increased risk of some cancers.