NY’s Top Court Keeps Assisted Suicide a Crime
Two out of the three terminally ill plaintiffs who sued to overturn New York’s criminalization of physician-assisted suicide died last year. On Thursday, so did their surviving legal challenge.
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Dying Navy Sailors Push for Trial on Fukushima Meltdown
Representing hundreds of Navy sailors exposed to radiation in Fukushima, former Sen. John Edwards told a federal judge Thursday about the human toll of delaying trial.
Read moreNew Jersey Superfund
A class of Gibbsboro, New Jersey, residents brought a federal complaint against the Sherwin-Williams Co. to have it clean up a Superfund site that is sickening people with cancer and various diseases.
Read moreFish Larvae Used to Test Effects of Cancer Drugs
Zebrafish larvae could eventually supplant mice as the preferred model for optimizing cancer treatments, scientists said Monday.
Read moreMcCain’s Ability to Serve Questioned After Cancer Diagnosis
U.S. Sen. John McCain has returned home to Arizona to fight brain cancer – and speculation about the future of his seat.
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Chinese Political Prisoner Liu Xiaobo Dies at 61
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, China’s most prominent political prisoner, died Thursday at a hospital in the country’s northeast, officials said. He was 61.
Read moreICE Faces Trial on Drawn-Out Death of Former Detainee
The widow of man who was denied medical care in 18 months of federal detention can sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement for ignoring symptoms of terminal stomach cancer.
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Hospital Suspends Cancer Drug Use on China’s Nobel Laureate
A Chinese medical team charged with treating imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has stopped using cancer-fighting drugs so as not to overwhelm his severely weakened liver, raising concerns that China’s most prominent political prisoner is critically ill.
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Residents of ‘Cancer Alley’ Call Pipeline a Final Insult
Residents of Louisiana’s predominantly African American “Cancer Alley” have sued the state over a permit for the final leg of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which they say threatens their water supply and will block them from escaping during emergencies.
Read moreNewly Developed Purple Rice Could Help Fight Cancer
A new genetic engineering approach is capable of generating antioxidant-rich purple rice that could help decrease the risk of certain cancers, diabetes and other chronic disorders.
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California Lists Roundup as a Carcinogen; Monsanto Bristles
Effective July 7, California will list glyphosate, the active ingredient in the commonly used herbicide Roundup, as a probable carcinogen.
Read moreQuestions Raised About Liu Xiaobo’s Prison Medical Treatment
As recently as February, Liu Xiaobo’s brother dismissed reports that the Nobel Peace laureate might be ill in prison. Then came the bombshell Monday that Liu has been diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer and released on medical parole.
Read moreNanoparticles Offer Hope in Treatment of Cancer
Researchers have developed the first dual cell-targeting immunotherapy nanoparticle, which offers a potential new – and less physically taxing – avenue of cancer treatment.
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Court Vacates Conviction of Dead NY Senator
Vacating the conviction of a former New York state senator who died while his appeal was pending, the Second Circuit said the government must return the $50,000 fine.
Read moreOne Glass of Wine Daily Raises Breast-Cancer Risk, Study Says
Drinking just one glass of wine or other alcoholic drink a day increases the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new report.
Read moreMissouri Hospitals Settle Medicaid-Billing Suit for $34M
Settling claims that its chemotherapy services were linked to an illegal referral scheme, two hospitals in southwest Missouri agreed Thursday to pay the U.S. government $34 million.
Read moreCancer Researcher Calls NY Times Profile Defamatory
An Ohio State University cancer researcher fired back at the New York Times in a lawsuit over what he says is a defamatory feature story that led to attacks on his reputation by online commenters.
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Missouri Plant Owners Blamed for Cancer Death
The wife and son of a Missouri plant worker who died of cancer claim in court that the parts manufacturing plant is responsible for poisoning him and contaminating an entire community.
Read moreJudge Tosses Facebook Spying Class Action
A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Facebook of spying on users who visit major cancer organization websites.
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