Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Latinas. Testing for breast density and other risk factors can save ...

System Pharmacists reports nearly 300 active drug shortages in the third quarter of 2024. Moreover, 50% of these active drug ...

Radiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with a 10-fold increased risk for babies, ...

USC Norris opens a Newport Beach radiation oncology and imaging center, the first in Orange County to offer innovative ...

Just a few years ago, cancer claimed the lives of more than 600,000 people in the United States — a sobering reminder of how serious this disease can be. But there is hope. According to the National ...

There is a California law requiring most health insurers to cover fertility preservation before medical treatments that can cause infertility. Unfortunately learning about coverage is not a guarantee.

As firefighters battled the catastrophic blazes in Los Angeles County in January, California’s U.S. senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, signed onto legislation with a simple aim: Provide federal ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

Black and American Indian women with ovarian cancer were less likely to have elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) levels at ...

UCSF researchers call for greater awareness of the potential risks associated with CT scans, emphasizing the need for ...

One of the two most common ways to test for ovarian cancer is to check for elevated levels of a protein called CA-125 in the patient’s blood, according to the American Cancer Society.