Employees of SUNY Downstate Medical Center, a supporter of the American Cancer Societys Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 3.5-mile walk, marched in Prospect Park.

Scientists at Sunnybrook have new information that may help to improve the use of anti-cancer drugs designed to block the growth of new blood vessels in tumors, a process called angiogenesis that is critical to tumor growth. [click link for full article]

Three area women, all under the age of 35, share their stories of being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Two cancer patients with only months to live have embarked on what will be their swansong - a petition to change the country’s welfare system to help future cancer sufferers battle the killer disease.

As the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues around the globe laying claim to more than 25 million lives and infecting over 39 million, researchers continue to search for both a cure and improved treatments for those suffering with this disease. Now the leading cause of death worldwide among 15 to 59 year olds, AIDS is a remarkably resilient adversary with the potent ability to evolve rapidly. [click link …

SCOTLAND on Sunday has teamed up with MoonWalk Edinburgh, the charity night walk to raise money for breast cancer research.

Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center was awarded a two-year, $175,000 grant, from The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade, to develop a breast health program targeting African-American and Caribbean breast cancer patients.

Women are still at risk of developing invasive cancer of the cervix or vagina 25 years after being treated for precancerous lesions, according to a new study. Women who have had severe cell changes in the cervix and who have been operated on for them run twice the risk of developing cancer later in life, compared with other women. Cancer experts are now calling for cytological smears to be …

Jim Cummins, who worked his way up through Midwest stations to a three-decade career as a correspondent with NBC News, died Friday. He was 62 and had been diagnosed with cancer after retiring from NBC News earlier this year.