They are rare cancers with few treatment options and low survival rates. But new molecular testing, available in Ottawa and across Canada, is offering patients some hope. Every year about 800 ...

An eight-year-old boy with a rare type of cancer will live out one of his dreams when he becomes the mascot for his favourite ...

Senior Kayden Beish was recently diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), which is a rare chronic disease holding ...

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -Gene therapy, with its offer of a possible cure for rare diseases like sickle cell, is losing ...

In January, we introduced you to a little boy named Rowan, who is battling a rare and aggressive cancer. His family needed ...

For 14 years, the Hillenberg family has been involved with Lowell-based Fitness for a Cure, a charity that supports St. Jude ...

Three-year-old Jakai Pendleton is facing an uphill battle against rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that forms ...

Three-year-old Jakai Pendleton is facing an uphill battle against rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that forms ...

In an early-stage clinical trial, the therapy nearly doubled the expected survival time of young patients. Still, experts ...

Congress failed to pass legislation to compensate those poisoned by nuclear weapons activities. Meanwhile, money is flowing ...

The Florida Department of Health report stated that three people were infected "very rare strain of the disease." ...

Lower doses of a common antibiotic can curb hair loss caused by a rare skin condition, a new study says. The antibiotic ...