cancer

Columbia residents gathered to shave their heads on Saturday in support of pediatric cancer research through a fundraiser held by the University of…

Medicare now pays for some long-term smokers to get an annual test. These scans could save thousands of lives each year, but some doctors still worry risks outweigh benefits.

Just over a year ago, Tracy Dethlefs learned she has stage 1 breast cancer. Since then, she estimates she’s charted some 10,000 miles travelling from her…

Our immune systems constantly fight off disease — protecting us from colds, flu and infection. An experimental treatment called immunotherapy is helping patients' immune systems fight off cancer.

MU's School of Veterinary Medicine is in the research phase with bacteria and molecules that could change the treatment of cancer. Researcher Senthil…

St. Louis County health officials say they will hire researchers to study illness rates among residents near a creek that was contaminated decades ago by…

Missouri cancer patients soon could find it more affordable to take chemotherapy pills.Gov. Jay Nixon was expected to sign legislation Wednesday that…

Some cancer patients want Missouri legislators to make chemotherapy pills more affordable.Cancer patients came to the Capitol this past week to testify…

New data are adding to concerns that exposure to radioactive waste in Coldwater Creek could be causing cancers and other health problems. Nuclear waste...

Death. It's often a taboo topic of conversation, despite its inevitability.But that's not the case for everyone. David Oliver, retired medical professor…