cancer

Dr. Timothy Lian says these screenings are vital in early cancer detection.

Iram Leon isn’t going to let a little thing like cancer slow him down.

Lemonade stands are usually symbolic of the carefree nature of youth. Six-year old Drew Cox, however, has had to grow up fast. That’s because his dad, Randy, was recently diagnosed with seminoma, a rare form of cancer.

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but new research indicates that while it doesn’t rhyme quite as well, an aspirin a day may ward off cancer.

A new study with mice indicates the cancer drug bexarotene could have another important use: reversing Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages.

After CBS news reporting last eveing that Joe Paterno had died, a family spokesman came forward and said he had not died.  CBS news retracted its statement, but now its confirmed Paterno is dead.

A doctor at Willis-Knighton Medical Center has performed the first transoral robotic surgery in the Ark-La-Tex, and he says all four patients who underwent the procedures are recovering well. And they don't have the discomfort or scars that follow traditional surgery for the same diagnoses...

Longtime Caddo Parish educator and administrator Wanda Gunn died today after a short battle with cancer. Gunn, most recently was the Executive Area Director of School Performance, having been tasked with keeping up with the district's student standardized testing scores.  Gunn worked for the school system for 51 years.