Tag Archives: Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an advanced treatment for mantle cell lymphoma, a rare type of cancer that affects white blood cells. The one-time therapy, done by Gilead Sciences, is marked as Tecartus. Because it is important: This is the third federal approval for a CAR-T therapy, a …

A Florida television journalist revealed Thursday that a viewer detected a mysterious lump on his neck that was later found to be cancerous. Victoria Price, an investigative journalist for WFLA News in Tampa Bay, shared the news on Twitter in a message to her viewers. “As a journalist, you have …

Alex Trebek’s memoirs came out on Tuesday, but the “Danger!” The host already has an update on his health. In “The answer is … Reflections on my life,” the 80-year-old host, who is currently battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer, wrote that he would stop treatment if it didn’t work. “I’m …

A blood test can detect signs of cancer four years before symptoms appear, a new “exciting” study led by Chinese researchers found. The noninvasive blood test, called PanSeer, detects cancer in 95 percent of people who have no symptoms but then receive a diagnosis, the researchers found. “We demonstrated that …

Iconic TV character and game show host Alex Trebek concludes his eighth decade on Wednesday. Known for his wit and pranking ability, Trebek began his host career in Canada in the 1960s before moving to American shows like “High Rollers” and “Double Dare” in the 1970s. But the Canadian became …