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How to help tornado victims May 20, 2013 Several nonprofits are collecting donations for tornado victims. Many indicated that financial donations are preferred over supplies. Read More
Edmond firefighters, police officers to compete in baseball game to benefit John Werhun's family May 18, 2013 Lance Breeden made a promise to John Werhun in the final days of the Edmond firefighter's battle cancer. “We will always watch out for your family,” Breeden told him. Sunday comes another delivery on that vow. Read More
Vilanova returning to NY for more cancer treatment May 18, 2013 BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week to "undergo further cancer treatment" after having a second tumor in two years removed from his throat in December. The club says Vilanova will be given "pioneering treatment" from Monday to Friday that was originally... Read More
St. Anthony cancer institute in Oklahoma City offers art experience May 18, 2013 Painting event led by a professional artist set for Tuesday at St. Anthony Hospital's cancer institute. Read More
14-year term for Calif. doc promising cancer cure May 17, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases. U.S. District Judge Robert Timilin also ordered Dr. Christine Daniel... Read More
Dickie V nears $10M milestone in cancer crusade May 16, 2013 Dick Vitale's fight against cancer is nearing a major milestone. Vitale expects to top the $10 million mark with his eighth annual celebrity gala in Sarasota, Fla., on Friday night. The event will honor former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, former Connecticut basketball coach/cancer survivor Jim... Read More
Celebrities react to Jolie's mastectomy revelation May 14, 2013 Celebrities react to Angelina Jolie's revelation Tuesday in a New York Times editorial that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy: — "She'll have empowered millions of women all over world. She is sexier than ever." — Sharon Osbourne, who announced last year that she underwent the same preventive... Read More
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT May 13, 2013 Acting IRS commissioner repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were targeted WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress was not told tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, even after acting agency Chief Steven Miller had been briefed on the matter. Miller was... Read More
Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy May 14, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York... Read More
OMRF researchers finding some hope in anti-brain tumor drug May 14, 2013 Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists are seeing some good results in a brain-cancer-fighting drug under review. Read More
Defeating Denial in Cancer Caregiving May 13, 2013 Most of us want to believe that we’re in control of our actions and their outcomes ― that events aren’t happening at random or in reaction to forces beyond our sway. We usually do pretty well at it . . . until a cancer diagnosis violently yanks away that belief. Formal interviews with 86 cancer family... Read More
Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul May 13, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what you'll pay. To try to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a hefty... Read More
High school notebook: Oklahoma's winningest high school football coach comes out of retirement May 12, 2013 Bruce Hendrickson, who won 351 games at seven schools, recently came out of retirement to take the job at Seiling. He previously coached at the school, along with Okeene, Texhoma, Commerce, Wynnewood, Cordell and Wewoka. Read More
Fostering hope: Doctor learns about being a mother to child with cancer May 11, 2013 Dr. Rene McNall-Knapp first met Jordan when he was 3. He was receiving chemotherapy at The Children's Hospital where she works as a pediatric cancer specialist. Read More
Drugmakers, health groups bring poor girls vaccine May 09, 2013 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with top global health groups to protect millions of girls in the world's poorest countries from deadly cervical cancer. Starting with pilot programs in eight Asian and African nations, the ambitious project ultimately is intended to inoculate more... Read More
Teens help each other pay for cancer treatment May 08, 2013 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In a normal school setting, Tony Colton and Ashley Krueger probably wouldn't cross paths. He's 13. She's 18. He's short and outgoing. She's about 6 feet tall and serious. He's in middle school, she's thinking about college. But where they met — All Children's Hospital in St.... Read More
New England editorial roundup May 04, 2013 The New Haven (Conn.) Register, May 1, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration fell far short of protecting young women when it announced Tuesday that the Plan B "morning after" emergency contraception pill would be moved from behind the counter of pharmacies to regular store shelves and that teens as young as... Read More
Iowa woman accused of lying about having cancer May 02, 2013 NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa woman lied to her community about having cancer and collected thousands of dollars for fake medical treatment, according to authorities who announced charges against her Thursday. The Story County Sheriff's Office said Heidi Denio, 37, of Iowa Falls, told people for at least a... Read More
ESPN's Digger Phelps diagnosed with bladder cancer April 25, 2013 BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN says former Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps has been diagnosed with bladder cancer. The network said Thursday that Phelps has had surgery and will start follow-up treatment next week near his home in South Bend, Ind. The 71-year-old Phelps has been a college basketball analyst for ESPN... Read More
Drugmaker Lilly's 1Q profit up, tops expectations April 24, 2013 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. reported better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter and said regulators had agreed to a fast-track review of its potential stomach cancer treatment. But shares of the Indianapolis company fell in afternoon trading Monday as the performance failed to... Read More
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