Cancer

House Bill 8, has been introduced in Ohio with the goal of expanding private insurance and Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing for cancer patients. Some small business groups and health insurers have pushed back.

The program was funded by grant money from the Health Resources and Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

January is cervical cancer awareness month – which has taken on more urgency this year as cases have increased in the state.

While cancer death rates in the U.S. have declined in recent years, racial disparities persist. Midwestern states — including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana — have some of the highest rates of cancer mortality for Black residents in the country. Public health advocates have worked for years to close the racial gap, but some worry the pandemic will delay progress.

A University of Cincinnati researcher, studying the safety of hookah steam stones, has found residues of toxic metals in simulated smoking scenarios.…

Ohio is falling behind on strong cancer-prevention policies, according to a new report from a leading cancer-fighting organization. The study especially…

This episode features Dr. Robert Arceci, the current director of Pediatric Oncology at Johns Hopkins University, editor-in-chief of Pediatric Blood and…

Over the years, certain vitamins and minerals have been touted as useful in warding off cancer, dementia and other diseases. That’s often followed by…