EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Illinois at Chicago said they identified 723 workers diagnosed with tumors between 1976 and 2004 at the United Technologies Corp. subsidiary. The tumors

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The renovation of an office for Lynda Chin, the wife of the president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Ronald DePinho, may have cost as much as $2 million, according to an analysis by a Washington, D.C., investigative newsletter. The allegations of lavish spending on Chin’s office at MD Anderson add to the woes of the pair of cancer research leaders a year after Chin was awarded an $18 million

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — With the sun season getting underway — a reminder that one in five people will have skin cancer at some time in their lives. “I’ve never worn a hat. I wore a bill cap, but that’s all,” says Howard Gillogly who’s had a lot of sun exposure as a farmer. Howard has had two common basal cell cancers removed from his nose. He’s about to have another removed from his face.

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Stephanie was diagnosed with rare bone cancer Ewings Sarcoma aged 17 She found out on New Year’s Day that her illness was terminal She drew up a ‘bucket list’ of final wishes including meeting Gary Barlow, the magician Dynamo, finishing her degree and having a hen party By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 10:05 EST, 24 May 2013 | UPDATED: 11:06 EST, 24 May 2013 A young cancer patient whose dying wishlist touched the hearts of the

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So you’re planning a Memorial Day barbecue and you want to at least nod to your health. You love a juicy burger or corn on the cob or shrimp kebabs on the grill, but you’ve also heard that grilling can cause cancer. So what’s the deal? What You Should Know Don’t put away the charcoal just yet. “There’s not enough evidence to say, ‘Don’t ever grill,’” says Colleen Doyle, MS, RD, the director of nutrition

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A 12-year study released Thursday concluded that working at Pratt Whitney did not increase the risk of brain cancer or other illnesses for employees, but for some the results still fell short of a complete answer. “Half of me is happy that there’s no findings,” said Shirley Dickes, who took a job at Pratt 26 years ago and works as the Machinist union’s health and safety representative. “But the other half of me is asking

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Re “Cancer Vaccines Get a Price Cut in Poor Nations” (front page, May 10): The recent decision to cut the price of vaccines to protect against the most important cancer-causing strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, should be applauded, but the ultimate success of the effort depends on more than access. If this financial agreement is going to be translated into cancers prevented and lives saved, girls and women will need insurance coverage, the

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Editor’s note: Gayle Sulik is a medical sociologist, founder of the Breast Cancer Consortium and author of “Pink Ribbon Blues: How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women’s Health.” Follow her on Twitter: @pinkribbonblues (CNN) — Angelina Jolie, when writing about her preventive double mastectomy, did not discuss how much her surgeries cost, but she did mention that many women would not be able to afford the $3,000 to $4,000 test that led her to make the

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Chronic Heartburn May Raise Odds for Throat Cancer By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) — People who suffer from frequent heartburn may be at increased risk for cancers of the throat and vocal cords even if they don’t smoke or drink alcohol, a new study says. Interestingly, common over-the-counter antacids seemed to protect against these cancers while prescription medications such as Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid didn’t, the researchers said. “There has

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