by Woody Weingarten | Oct 4, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Nobel Prize goes to American, Japanese working separately on cancer immunotherapiesTwo researchers who worked on game-changing therapies that unleash brakes against cancer have won 2018’s Nobel Prize for medicine.James P. Allison (left) and Tasuko HonjoThe pair...
by Woody Weingarten | Sep 11, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Medical community is starting to believe less is more when it comes to cancer treatments More and more doctors and patients apparently are using less aggressive weapons to fight cancer these days.Dr. Justin BekelmanA story by Laurie McKinley in yesterday’s...
by Woody Weingarten | Sep 4, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Julia Louis-Dreyfus happily returns to Emmy-winning ‘Veep’ role after breast cancerInstagram selfie with ‘Veep’ crew. TV stalwart Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who’ll undoubtedly remember her breast cancer diagnosis and...
by Woody Weingarten | Aug 20, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Cancer treatment revolution possible via new gene-editing technique, new report saysA new rapid gene-editing method potentially could revolutionize treatments for cancer.According to a story by Gina Kolata in recent editions of The New York Times, researchers have...
by Woody Weingarten | Aug 11, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Court verdict awards man who claims that Roundup caused his terminal cancer $289 millionMonsanto plans to appeal a verdict that awarded $289 million to a dying man who blamed its herbicide Roundup for his cancer.Attorneys for the 46-year-old former school...
