Cancer

Along one section of the Mississippi River, three massive fertilizer plants contribute to industrial pollution in Louisiana communities.

There is no direct evidence that it will save lives, yet modeling suggests expanding routine mammography to include that age group might avert 1.3 deaths per 1,000. Highlighting the risk of false positives, some specialists call for a more personalized approach.

Fire departments in Sarasota and Manatee counties have teamed up to create the Firefighter Cancer Collaborative. The group is partnering with Sarasota Memorial Hospital to research the increase of cancer diagnoses in firefighters.

A Tallahassee hospital says they are going through emergency supplies to make ends meet.

One rare form, acute myeloid leukemia, strikes those groups at a greater rate and younger age than the rest of the population. UM researchers are looking for volunteers to help understand and treat the disease.

Cancer is the leading cause of death for Latinos and Hispanics in the U.S. One rare form of the disease strikes those groups at a greater rate and at a much younger age than the rest of the population.

This is the first time researchers have achieved such encouraging results in solid tumors, but it is too soon to call it a cure for neuroblastoma, a nerve tissue cancer that often starts in infancy.

The cancer treatment attacks tumors more accurately than traditional radiation. Tampa Bay residents haven't been able to access it in the region yet.

Nine officers who had worked as missileers at Montana’s Malmstrom Air Force Base were diagnosed with with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer,

Jo Carver's involvement in restoring the Santa Fe River started after his cancer diagnosis four years ago. He says kayaking provided tranquility and helped him to recover.

The first lady's experience could inject new purpose into what has become part of her life's work highlighting research into curing cancer and urging people to get regular screenings.

While the state ranked below average in screenings, numbers appear to favor patients’ survival rate, according to the The State of Lung Cancer report.