“Cancer” on The Daily Caller

US researchers said Monday they have discovered how to keep tumor cells alive in the lab, generating buzz in the scientific community about a potential breakthrough that could transform cancer treatment. (more)

Paul Kanter, a musician who helped found the pioneering psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane and a native of San Francisco, once said: “San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality.” There is a lot of evidence to back up Kanter’s statement. San Francisco has devised new ways to impose taxes on hotels. The city has also not been shy about regulating everything within its jurisdiction, from mandating composting to declaring a complete ban of McDonald’s Happy Meals. But nothing proves Kanter’s point more than San Francisco’s mobile phone labeling law. (more)

In 1980, a woman named Nancy lost her sister Suzy to breast cancer. At the time, neither breasts nor cancer were discussed in polite society. Cancer was so misunderstood, in fact, that people actually feared that Suzy was contagious and avoided being around her. She passed away at just 36. (more)

LONDON (AP) — Danish researchers can offer some reassurance if you’re concerned about your cellphone: Don’t worry. Your device is probably safe. (more)

When Barack Obama ran for president, 56-year-old Carrie Stone thought things would be different. She thought she was supporting a candidate who would bring real change. (more)

NBC chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell announced on air Wednesday that she has, and has undergone treatment for, breast cancer. (more)

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is still cancer-free, according to a review of his medical history provided to The Daily Caller. (more)

Radiation from cellphones is “possibly carcinogenic” to humans, according to an international expert panel organized by the World Health Organization to evaluate the safety of the increasingly ubiquitous electronic devices. (more)

Many teens and young adults who tan indoors do so despite knowing the health risks of the practice, according to a new survey. (more)

A rare cancer surgery is the only way Dugan Smith, 13, could play baseball again. That is all the teenager needed to hear. Nearly three years ago, when Smith was 10, he noticed soreness in his right knee after sliding. (more)

What do you do when you’re diagnosed with cancer? (more)

A group of Democrats complain Styrofoam cups in the House cafeteria could contain carcinogens. (more)

Steve Jobs – who is on another medical leave of absence from Apple, the company he co-founded and manages as its longtime CEO – is receiving treatment at a cancer clinic where Hollywood star Patrick Swayze was a patient in his final days. (more)

Go Red for Women has been helping fight cardiovascular disease–the number one killer of females, even greater than all cancers combined–since 2004, empowering women everywhere to understand their risks and take action to prevent potential heart disease. They’ve designated the first Friday in February (ie, tomorrow!) “National Wear Red Day,” and they’re asking people all across the country to show their support and help raise awareness for their fundraising efforts to get all dolled up in the hot hue. (more)

If it wasn’t so sad, it would be funny. The brain trust at the Consumers Union doesn’t seem to be able to see the consequences of their actions. (more)

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Despite efforts by Senate Democrats to severely restrict the use of the filibuster, it seems as though they will use any tactic, including the filibuster, to see that the effort to repeal Obamacare never makes it to this president’s desk. It’s clear that House Republicans’ repeal efforts are just the first step in a long process. Republicans and conservatives understand and accept this, which is why a strategic plan is needed. (more)

1.) We will all die of old age before anyone cuts spending — After a largely symbolic repeal of Obamacare, what will Republicans do next to cut spending? Absolutely nothing, apparently. “Entitlement reform will only be done on a bipartisan basis. So we’re waiting for signals from the president as to whether or not that’s a discussion he’s willing to have,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, in a Thursday press conference. “The president must embrace it.” The Daily Caller’s Jon Ward writes, “House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, acted on Tuesday as if Obama was the one who was just elected based on promises to cut government spending” and that “House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, had no answer Thursday for NBC’s Brian Williams when asked to name ‘a program right now that we could do without.’” Head, desk. (more)

BOSTON (AP) — A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor’s office. (more)

As we begin a new year, the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) would first like to try and slay the demons and hobgoblins of the past year. We do this each New Year’s Eve by making a list of the top unfounded health scares of the outgoing year. These bouts of hysteria are prompted by many different things. But what they have in common is that there’s no scientific evidence to back up the alarms being sounded. (more)