The plaintiffs allege Texaco used substandard production practices and dumped billions of gallons of toxic waste into the Amazon waterways. ...more

February 9, 2009

Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts reported Tuesday. Here's a look at the statistics from the new report by the World Health Organization. ...more

December 10, 2008

The rate of new cancer cases finally may be inching down - cautiously optimistic news but a gain that specialists worry could be derailed by economic turmoil. Death rates from cancer have been dropping slowly for years, thanks to earlier detection and better treatments. ...more

November 25, 2008

For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, a study released Thursday by the vaccine's maker said. ...more

November 14, 2008

An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report. ...more

August 21, 2008