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Perk Up: California Says Coffee Cancer Risk Insignificant

The rule, proposed a year ago by regulators, means coffee won't have to carry ominous...

FDA Approves 1st Immunotherapy Drug to Treat Breast Cancer

Mount Sinai breast cancer specialist Dr. Amy Tiersten in New York called it "tremendously exciting...

Cancer, Juries, and Scientific Certainty: The Monsanto Roundup Ruling Explained

Juries sometimes render verdicts on scientific questions, but that doesn’t mean their verdict is always...

Does the Cancer Act of 1939 Make It Illegal to Cure Cancer?

The act, which has had all but one of its provisions replaced or repealed, prevents...

Did the National Cancer Institute ‘Finally Admit’ That Marijuana Kills Cancer?

Viral stories falsely suggest that a NIH fact sheet was “quietly” amended to state that...

Do ‘Spice Supreme’ Products Contain Dangerous, Cancer Causing Chemicals?

A California lawsuit alleges high levels of lead in spices manufactured by Spice Supreme’s parent...

Has ‘JUULing’ Caused Cancer in High School and College Students?

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?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act does not mention the health care program, but critics...

How a Retired Scientist’s Questionable ‘Institute’ Convinced the Internet That Cancer Was Cured

The Socrates Institute for Therapeutic Immunology is run from the home of a defiant 92-year-old...

California Woman to Receive $417 Million in Lawsuit Linking Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer

Eve Echeverria used Johnson & Johnson baby powder for more than 50 years and claims...

Does Cuba Have a Cancer Vaccine That Has Already Cured Thousands?

While a treatment for lung cancer developed in Cuba has entered clinical trials in the...

No Dye: Cancer Patients’ Gray Hair Darkened on Immune Drugs

Photos provided by the Journal of the American Medical Association in July 2017 showed a...