FDA grants breakthrough status to Duke cancer therapy
Scott Pelley continues his report on the Duke clinical trail of a new cancer therapy. Discoveries take Duke researchers in a direction they never imagined.
Cancer
Make-A-Wish
Bill Whitaker meets some of the people behind the popular organization that grants the wishes of seriously ill children.
McCain: "We're getting nothing done"
Not long after his cancer diagnosis, John McCain excoriated his fellow senators for not working across the aisle. "We're getting nothing done," he said.
Using psychedelics to overcome anxiety
Most of the 51 cancer patients in a Johns Hopkins study saw their depression and anxiety decrease after their psilocybin experience. Kerry Pappas was one of those patients
Exercise, diet may help in cancer battle
Exercise can improve survival rates in colon cancer patients, according to a new study by the New England Journal of Medicine. Another study by the American Society of Clinical Oncology suggests that melanoma patients on high-fiber diets responded better to treatments. Dr. Jennifer McQuade, a melanoma medical oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, joins "CBS Morning News" to break down the studies.
Stanford professor turns his terminal cancer diagnosis into a class
Dr. Bryant Lin, who has stage 4 lung cancer, created a Stanford class that follows his journey, offering students an unfiltered look at what it means to live through terminal illness.
Colon cancer survival rates improved with exercise, study finds
Colon cancer patients saw improved survival rates after a 3-year exercise program, according to a first-of-its-kind international experiment.
Democrats react to Biden health claims
Former President Joe Biden gave his first public remarks since his office revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis earlier in May. Speaking with reporters after, he dismissed allegations of a cover-up of any sort of decline in his physical and cognitive health while in office. Politico senior national politics correspondent Adam Wren has more.
New study released on breast cancer research
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, consistent breast cancer screenings such as mammograms can reduce deaths by 26%. A new study compared various types of scans on dense breasts and found that mammography enhanced with iodine-based dye can detect three times as many invasive cancers. Dr. Fiona J. Gilbert joins "The Daily Report" to discuss her study.
Is pollution from the steel industry behind cancer rates in Gary?
Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to determine if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary.
Planned Parenthood affiliate to close 4 Minnesota clinics, 4 in Iowa
A Midwestern affiliate of Planned Parenthood says it will close four of its clinics in Minnesota and four of six in Iowa within a year.
Could weight loss drugs help prevent cancer? Here's what a new study found.
Researchers found GLP-1s may modestly reduce the risk of 14 obesity-related cancers, especially colorectal cancer, when compared to a weight-neutral medication used to treat diabetes.
Alcohol-related cancer deaths doubled from 1990 to 2021, study finds
Alcohol is a known risk factor for cancer, and new research is showing just how much it has impacted death rates in the past three decades.
Biden's last prostate cancer blood test was in 2014, spokesperson says
Former President Joe Biden — who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer — got his last blood test for the cancer over a decade ago.
Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis raises questions about screening
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an advanced stage of prostate cancer that has metastasized, or spread, to his bones.
Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" hit by cuts to research funding
The Trump administration's cuts to medical research grants have disrupted awards once backed by former President Joe Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative.
New book alleges Biden hid health issues
"Original Sin," a new book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, alleges that former President Joe Biden's aides hid his health issues and mental decline from voters. Biden's office announced over the weekend that he has prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones. CBS News' Weija Jiang has the details.
Biden team rebukes health allegations
Former President Joe Biden's team is speaking out on a new book that alleges his team hid his declining health while he was in office. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports from Wilmington, Delaware.
How Biden has focused on cancer research
President Biden's personal history with cancer is coming into focus as his diagnosis emerges. Biden, who has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, spearheaded the Cancer Moonshot research initiative while he was vice president after his son Beau died of brain cancer in 2015. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has the latest from the White House.
Biden diagnosed with "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, his office says
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday.
Biden says "cancer touches us all" after diagnosis
Former President Joe Biden expressed his gratitude Monday for an outpouring of support after his office announced he had been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer a day earlier.
Doctor breaks down Biden's cancer diagnosis
President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office says. Board certified emergency medicine physician Dr. Owais Durrani joined CBS News to discuss the diagnosis.
Efforts to expand skin cancer screenings
Ahead of summer, Dr. Jon LaPook shares how new mobile units are bringing skin cancer screenings directly to communities, helping fight the country's most common form of cancer.
First cervical cancer test conducted at home
About one out of every four women in the United States aren't up-to-date on their cervical cancer screenings, which is about 21 million women. Teal Health received FDA approval for the first cervical cancer test that can be conducted at home. Teal Health CEO Kara Egan and Dr. Celine Gounder discuss the potential impact.
FDA approves first at-home cervical cancer screening test, company says
Teal Health, the maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test, says it will give patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears.
"Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Melissa lashing Cuba after pounding Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa made landfall over eastern Cuba early Wednesday as a major Category 3 storm, forecasters said, after pummeling Jamaica.
Trump says he expects to make U.S.-China trade deal with Xi tomorrow
Trump is in South Korea, the final stop of his Asia tour, where he says he expects to nail down a "good deal for both" China and the U.S. with Xi Jinping.
Senate fails to advance GOP bill to end shutdown for 13th time
The Senate failed for a 13th time on advancing a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.
Trump fires board that oversees D.C. construction projects
President Trump fired all six sitting members of a board that oversees architecture in D.C., as he plans a slate of major building projects — including a massive White House ballroom.
Why the "no hire, no fire" job market may no longer be a thing
Amazon and UPS on Tuesday announced tens of thousands of job cuts, the latest signal that the U.S. labor market is downshifting.
Judge disqualifies top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli has served unlawfully for months, the latest court to push back on the Trump administration's efforts to name acting prosecutors.
Senate approves Democratic resolution to block Trump's tariffs on Brazil
The Senate passed a measure that would block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, after Democrats drew support from a handful of Republicans.
25 states sue Trump administration over food stamp freeze during shutdown
Officials from half the states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to order the Department of Agriculture to provide food stamp benefits for November.
U.S. strikes 4 more alleged drug boats in Pacific, killing 14
The U.S. on Monday struck four more vessels that the Pentagon says were trafficking narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced.