FDA Approves 1st Immunotherapy Drug to Treat Breast Cancer
8 March 2019 Mount Sinai breast cancer specialist Dr. Amy Tiersten in New York called it "tremendously exciting news."
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Cancer, Juries, and Scientific Certainty: The Monsanto Roundup Ruling Explained
17 August 2018 Juries sometimes render verdicts on scientific questions, but that doesn’t mean their verdict is always accepted by the scientific community at large.
Does the Cancer Act of 1939 Make It Illegal to Cure Cancer?
18 July 2018 The act, which has had all but one of its provisions replaced or repealed, prevents anyone from advertising a cure for cancer to the general public in the UK.
Did the National Cancer Institute ‘Finally Admit’ That Marijuana Kills Cancer?
4 June 2018 Viral stories falsely suggest that a NIH fact sheet was “quietly” amended to state that cannabis kills cancer cells.
Do ‘Spice Supreme’ Products Contain Dangerous, Cancer Causing Chemicals?
30 April 2018 A California lawsuit alleges high levels of lead in spices manufactured by Spice Supreme’s parent company, but the data underlying that legal challenge is not public.
Has ‘JUULing’ Caused Cancer in High School and College Students?
9 March 2018 Use of a JUUL e-cigarette is rumored to have caused cancer in four students.
Does the 2017 Republican Tax Bill Cut Cancer Treatments for Medicare Patients?
4 December 2017 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act does not mention the health care program, but critics say cancer patients would be hit hard if the bill passes.
How a Retired Scientist’s Questionable ‘Institute’ Convinced the Internet That Cancer Was Cured
11 September 2017 The Socrates Institute for Therapeutic Immunology is run from the home of a defiant 92-year-old retired biochemist in Philadelphia. It also claims to have found the cure for cancer.
California Woman to Receive $417 Million in Lawsuit Linking Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer
22 August 2017 Eve Echeverria used Johnson & Johnson baby powder for more than 50 years and claims it caused her ovarian cancer.
Does Cuba Have a Cancer Vaccine That Has Already Cured Thousands?
27 July 2017 While a treatment for lung cancer developed in Cuba has entered clinical trials in the United States, it is not a preventative tool, nor has it “cured” thousands of people — at least yet.
No Dye: Cancer Patients’ Gray Hair Darkened on Immune Drugs
21 July 2017 Photos provided by the Journal of the American Medical Association in July 2017 showed a cancer patient whose hair turned dark on new immunotherapy drugs.
Did John McCain Tell a Constituent to ‘Move to Another State’ for Better Healthcare?
20 July 2017 Shortly after news broke that John McCain had been diagnosed with brain cancer, a story surfaced about his previous stance on health coverage.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Repeatedly Guess ‘Free’ on TV Show ‘The Price is Right?’
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Did Pat Robertson Say the Notre Dame Fire Was the Result of ‘Hell Bubbling over with Homosexuals’?
18 April 2019 Pat Robertson definitely has a history of controversial statements.