The Ninth Circuit ruled that a putative class of patients and third-party payers of health and welfare benefits have satisfied RICO’s proximate cause requirement in their suit claiming pharmaceutical companies refused to inform the public that the drug Actos increased a patient’s risk of bladder cancer.
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A federal judge Thursday denied Monsanto’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit seeking payment from the company to clean up cancer-causing chemicals from Los Angeles County waterways and storm sewer pipelines.
Read moreA new blood test could detect breast cancer up to five years before clinical signs arise by observing how the immune system responds to substances produced by tumor cells, a science research team announced Saturday.
Read moreA consumer watchdog group said Thursday that testing had discovered traces of potentially carcinogenic mineral oils in several brands of powdered baby formula in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
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Pushing back on claims that Viagra and Cialis accelerate the progression of skin cancer, an oncologist testified Thursday that she studied the data and found no plausible link between the erectile dysfunction drugs and melanoma.
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With billions of dollars on the line for two of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms, a medical researcher testified Tuesday of a “plausible” link between erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra and Cialis and skin cancer.
Read moreThe California Chamber of Commerce sued California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in federal court, claiming his attempt to force food manufacturers to put a cancer warning on products that contain the possible carcinogen acrylamide is unconstitutional forced speech.
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Most Americans think of their drinking water is safe, but a new cumulative assessment of risks from 22 carcinogenic contaminants found in the nation’s water supply found chemical pollutants could be responsible for more than 100,000 cancer cases.
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Scientists have reported the first use of the gene-editing tool CRISPR to try to cure a patient’s HIV infection by providing blood cells that were altered to resist the AIDS virus.
Read moreSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Saturday she’s “alive” and on her way to being “very well” following radiation treatment for cancer.
Read moreSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had malignant tumor on her pancreas that required three weeks of radiation therapy this month, court officials revealed Friday.
Read moreA terminally ill Colorado man and his doctor diagnosed with cancer filed suit against the Centura Health Corporation for prohibiting its doctors from prescribing aid-in-dying medication.
Read moreA federal judge awarded a man $3.75 million after ruling a veterans’ hospital was negligent in failing to treat the man’s penis cancer that result in a partial loss of the organ.
Read moreThe Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of a defamation suit against the Nebraska Cancer Coalition, which conducted an education campaign about the cancer risks of using tanning beds.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said it will no longer approve warning labels that claim the controversial herbicide glyphosate causes cancer, calling the statement “false and misleading.”
Read moreThree women killed when a Southern California sea cliff collapsed were members of a family gathered on a beach to celebrate one of them having survived breast cancer, authorities and relatives said Saturday.
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A study published Thursday in the journal Science finds a widespread canine cancer, mainly spread during mating, may kill itself off over tens of thousands of years.
Read morePresident Donald Trump touted the “never forget” mantra Monday as he signed into law a funding extension for 9/11 first responders and others who developed diseases after working at the sites of the terrorist attacks
Read moreAlva and Alberta Pilliod, a Livermore couple who attributed their cancer diagnoses to years of Roundup use, will see only a fraction of the $2 billion in punitive damages a jury awarded them in May. A state trial judge cut their award down considerably in an order Thursday to a total of $86.7 million, which breaks down to about $30 million for Alva and $56 million for Alberta.
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