| 14-year term for Calif. doc promising cancer cure |
A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer ... |
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| Cancer, rape fraud case bowls over Mich. community |
 LEXINGTON, Mich. (AP) — Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape.
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| Calif. doc with 'cancer cure' gets 14 years prison |
A California doctor has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for bilking her patients out of more than $1 million by promising that an herbal supplement could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases. ... |
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| Can Dolphins Really ‘Hear’ Human Tumors? |
Can dolphins detect cancer in people? To some scientists, it’s not even a legitimate hypothesis; and to many animal-rights activists, “swim-with-the-dolphin” cancer diagnostic centers would be no less objectionable than any other form of captivity. |
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| Breast Cancer: How We'll Better Predict Who it Strikes (Op-Ed) |
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| Former Tuesday Morning CEO sues over firing |
The former CEO of Tuesday Morning has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the discount retailer, saying she was fired just months after revealing she had breast cancer. The lawsuit by Kathleen Mason ... |
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| Dickie V nears $10M milestone in cancer crusade |
Dick Vitale's fight against cancer is nearing a major milestone. Vitale expects to top the $10 million mark with his eighth annual celebrity gala in Sarasota, Fla., on Friday night. The event will honor ... |
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| Calif. doc promising cancer cure to be sentenced |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the age of 3, Brianica Kirsch was diagnosed with brain cancer. |
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| Doctor who promised cancer cure faces sentencing |
At the age of three, Brianica Kirsch was diagnosed with brain cancer. Her parents, desperate to find alternative measures for their daughter who had undergone surgeries and chemotherapy, turned to Dr. ... |
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| Computer Games May Improve 'Chemo Brain' in Cancer Patients |
 Doing computer puzzles may improve thinking skills in women who've undergone chemotherapy, according to a Stanford study.
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| Human Rights Watch advocate Cynthia Brown dead at 60 |
(Reuters) - Cynthia Brown, who played a key role for Human Rights Watch for almost two decades, has died after a battle with cancer, the global advocacy group said. She was 60 years old. Brown, who joined the organization in 1982 as a researcher and became program director in 1993, died Sunday in New York City, Human Rights Watch said on its website. "She was principled and uncompromising — and played a big part in making Human Rights Watch that way," Kenneth Roth, the group's executive director, said in a statement. ... |
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| Human Rights Watch activist Brown dies in NY at 60 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Activist Cynthia Brown, one of the guiding forces at the international advocacy group Human Rights Watch, has died at age 60 after fighting cancer. |
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