National In a nod to JFK, Biden pushing 'moonshot' to fight cancer By ZEKE MILLER and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Sep 12, 2022 BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to channel John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of JFK's moonshot speech, highlighting Biden admin…
Health Cancer group finds biggest one-year drop in U.S. death rate By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Jan 8, 2020 NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers on Wednesday reported the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they credited to ad…
Obituaries Edward Orrante Updated Apr 13, 2025 Edward Orrante died Friday, Nov. 9, after a fierce battle with metastatic lung cancer. Born and raised in San Francisco, Ed became an SFPD mot…
Health California lung cancer death rate less than national average Updated Apr 13, 2025 SAN DIEGO (AP) — California has a 28 percent lower lung cancer death rate than the rest of the country thanks to statewide policies against to…
Health Study: Immune therapy scores big win against lung cancer By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press Apr 16, 2018 CHICAGO — For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most comm…
Local News Cancer rates show an 'optimistic' trend, experts say Updated Apr 1, 2025 Death rates and cases declined for prostate, lung and colon cancers in the 1990s, but more breast cancer was detected, apparently as a result …
World California lung cancer rate on 10-year decline Updated Apr 1, 2025 SACRAMENTO - California's tough anti-smoking measures and public health campaigns have resulted in a 14 percent decrease in lung cancer over t…
