Oncology

Angelina Jolie can afford to save her own life; many women can't

2013-05-14 14:26:00

I’d like to raise the teensiest red flag on Angelina Jolie’s laudable decision Tuesday to go public about her health struggles in order to help other women benefit from her experience. In an essay published Tuesday in the New York Times,...

Decoding Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy and BRCA genes

2013-05-14 16:44:00

Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she underwent a preventative double mastectomy may seem like a shocking move to some. But for many women who have dangerous hereditary risks coded into their genes, this kind of surgery before cancer strikes serves...

Letters: Jolie's choice

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Re "Why Jolie's surgery? It's for the kids," Column One, May 15 My story is similar to Angelina Jolie's, though there are some differences. Ten years ago, at the age of 43, I had a prophylactic double mastectomy because I was the single mother of two...

Patient is out of network, out of luck

2013-05-10 21:26:00

A worrisome abdominal pain drove Jalal Afshar to seek treatment last year at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente. The Pasadena resident and Kaiser member had lived for years with a rare condition known as Castleman's disease, which affects the lymph...

Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs

2013-04-19 20:47:00

When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...

Tumor DNA studies help explain cancer genetics

2013-03-28 13:21:00

As it has become more efficient and less expensive to analyze the DNA in normal cells, it has also gotten a whole lot easier to analyze the mutated DNA in tumors — a project scientists hope will help explain why cancer behaves as it does and what...

Gov. Jerry Brown: Some information about early prostate cancer

2012-12-12 19:07:00

Gov. Jerry Brown is undergoing treatment for localized prostate cancer, according to a statement released by the governor’s office. In it, Brown’s UC San Francisco oncologist was quoted as saying �that "fortunately, this is early stage...

Brown's cancer doctor a leader in his field, colleagues say

2012-12-12 17:03:20

Letters: Yes, but breast cancer screening saved me

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Re "Study faults breast cancer exams," Nov. 22 So a study of numbers and percentages decides that routine mammograms are probably not financially worth it? What about a study of lives saved, hope restored and loved ones still together? My cancer was...

Gov. Jerry Brown being treated for prostate cancer

2012-12-12 15:23:58

L.A. Now Live: Gov. Jerry Brown treated for prostate cancer

2012-12-13 08:13:37

California a leading state for research into cancer afflicting Gov. Brown

2012-12-17 08:24:34

Dr. Ijaz I. Arshad, medical director of the Cancer Institute, discusses the new cancer treatment center at Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Brawley on Wednesday. Dr.

2013-05-15 23:38:00

Colleen Kisel of the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation with a photo from a recent treasure chest opening in St. Louis.

2013-04-26 12:25:07

Dr. Margo Shoup, M.D., has been appointed medical leader of the Cancer Program at Cadence Health and medical director of Surgical Oncology at Cadence Physician Group.

2013-02-12 00:00:00