HOUSTON (KIAH) – Wednesday night, a screening of the documentary “Fifth WArd Exposed: Community, Contamination, Cancer” was hosted at the Deluxe Theater on Lyons Avenue. Area residents and ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A devastating cancer cluster in Houston's Fifth Ward is now leading to groundbreaking research. On Thursday night, the first people signed up for a landmark study that ...

In response to the alarming cancer rates in Houston’s Fifth Ward, Council Member Letitia Plummer has enrolled as the first patient in the new "Cancer Stage Shifting Initiative" at Grace Clinic.

The issue of cancer clusters, which has been in the spotlight recently, is plagued by a wide disparity between public perceptions and scientific findings. Movies like Erin Brockovich have led the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Residents in a Fifth Ward cancer cluster will soon be part of an inaugural cancer screening study that will be replicated across the country. Council Member Dr. Letitia ...

Efforts to help residents in a Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens cancer cluster are underway. Local leaders worked to inform residents about cancer screenings and information on Monday. An event will be ...

They were ready last month to start enrolling patients — veterans whose cancer had spread to other tissue and who had run out of treatment options. Then a problem arose. The hospital was unable ...

IBM is looking to build partnerships with healthcare organisations to unlock the potential of its Watson cognitive computing system – and its latest partner will be a cluster of cancer biotechs ...

Cancer can develop slowly over many years within the body, sometimes without a person knowing it. In some cases, cancer may be at an advanced stage when a person notices symptoms. Doctors can ...

“He passed away suddenly in December from multiple types of cancer,” Akey said ... For Akey, it took years before the VA approved her claim for benefits. A claim that links her illness ...

Cancer Nurs. 2007;30(5):354-361 ... and magnitude of correlation coefficients of symptoms to determine possible clusters. Multiple regression was used to examine the relationships between the ...

There are lots of ways to treat thyroid cancer. The treatment you get will depend on the type and stage of the cancer. It also depends on your age, general health, and other things that are unique ...