Cancer

Researchers at Rice University are hoping to begin human clinical trials on a cancer treatment that fights the disease right at the site of the tumor. Patients would be injected with a small bead the size of a pinhead – and this bead would act as a “factory,” secreting a protein that gets the body’s white blood cells to destroy...

A new study has found clues about what’s driving an increase in uterine cancer deaths, particularly among Black women.

NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante speaks to Susan Middleton about the Think Hope Foundation that carries on her daughter Maria Middleton’s legacy after her death from cancer. They are holding a Hope-a-Thon to help others overcome despair.

Scientists from the United Kingdom have analyzed the full genetic blueprints of more than 18,000 cancer samples, finding new patterns of mutations that could help doctors provide better, more personalized treatment.

For years, Maria Sylvia thought the streak on her nail was just a mole. A biopsy revealed something different.

A new type of blood test that checks for signs of cancer in healthy people has hit the market

Jefferson Health Dr. Marianne Ritchie talks about the importance of colorectal screenings with NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante. Philadelphia landmarks will be lit up in blue to raise awareness.

“I will cancel going to my friend’s weddings if the Patriots are in the playoffs. No offense to them,” she said laughing. The 33-year-old has been cheering for the team since she was a little girl, but now there’s been a change in possession: the Patriots are rooting for her after her recent breast cancer diagnosis. “I was having...

NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante speaks to Penn Medicine Dr. David Porter and patient Doug Olson about a new study has found that patients were cancer free 10 years after receiving a certain treatment for blood cancer. Penn is looking to advance its study.

Matt Hamilton is one stylish curler. But unlike his custom shoes, the mustachioed Olympian’s long hair is more than just a fashion statement.

Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot took home the Olympic gold medal in men’s slopestyle just over three years removed from being diagnosed with cancer

President Biden reinstated his “moonshot” program in the push to end cancer. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk shows us the goals of the initiative and its connection to Philadelphia.

President Joe Biden has set a 25-year timeline to cut the cancer death rate in half.

Penn Quakers men’s basketball coach Steve Donahue is joining fellow college basketball coaches around the country for the Coaches Vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers initiative. Donahue shares cancer stories of those in his life and what the coaches are hoping to gain through the initiative.

Louie Anderson, whose more than four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as a mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” died Friday. He was 68.

Pfizer and Moderna are utilizing the same mRNA technology found in Covid-19 vaccines to try to develop a one-time universal flu cure.

A new recall alert has been issued by Proctor and Gamble for aerosol dry shampoo and dry conditioner products. Levels of benzene were found in some of them.

A Montgomery County couple ran in the Honolulu Marathon to honor their son who died of cancer and raise money for cancer research. The couple spoke with NBC10.

Dermatologist Dr. Muneeb Shah is known as the “Derm Doctor” on TikTok, where he shares tips to safely care for your skin and prevent cancers. After getting skin cancer himself, Shah urges others to avoid tanning beds. “I went to the tanning bed hundreds of times,” says Shah.” Now that I know what I know today, I obviously wouldn’t do...