Cancer
HealthWatch: Cal Athlete’s Cancer Battle Inspires Cross-Country Run
A Bay Area athlete’s battle with lung cancer has inspired a unique journey to raise awareness and funds to combat the disease.
HealthWatch: Stanford Offering Free Oral Cancer Screening
The death of a vivacious Bay Area woman provides a powerful example of the need for early cancer screenings and prevention.
HealthWatch: Study Finds Multivitamins May Lower Cancer Risk In Men
America’s favorite dietary supplements, multivitamins, modestly lowered the risk for cancer in healthy male doctors who took them for more than a decade, the first large study to test these pills has found.
Opinion: Mitt Romney The Cigarette Peddler
It turns out that Mitt Romney made millions and saved the company he was running by peddling cigarettes in the former Soviet Union and in the United States in the early 90s.
Animal Update: Chemotherapy For Pets
Pets, like humans, are at risk for cancer.
Report: Some Dietary Supplements Illegally Labeled
Dozens of weight loss and immune system supplements on the market are illegally labeled and lack the recommended scientific evidence to back up their purported health claims, government investigators warn in a new review of the $20 billion supplement industry.
NorCal Congressional Candidate Backs Off Claims About Abortions
Republican congressional candidate Doug LaMalfa is backing off a claim that he made that women who have abortions are more likely to get cancer.
Johnson & Johnson Reformulating Products To Remove Dangerous Chemicals
The health care giant late last year pledged to remove “chemicals of concern” from its baby products sold around the world. That change came after a large coalition of health and environmental groups began pressing J&J more than three years ago to make its personal care products safer.
San Jose Fire Captain Dies From Rare Form Of Cancer At 41
A 41-year-old San Jose fire Captain died of a rare form of cancer on Friday after nearly 11 years with the department.
Jefferson Award Winner Uses Cancer Battle As Inspiration To Help Others
A San Francisco woman isn’t letting cancer treatment slow her down. In fact, this week’s Jefferson Award winner is still doing everything she can to help others in the same position.
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