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Venezuela’s Chavez Back In Cuba For Cancer Treatments
HAVANA (CBS4) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba late Saturday to continue his cancer treatment. Cuban President Raul Castro and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez were on hand to greet...
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UM Conducts Clinical Trial On New Cancer Drug
MIAMI (CBS4) – One might say that Robert Chambers has ‘lived’ and now thanks to an experimental treatment doctors have given him more time on his mortal clock. “I’ve done a lot in my life,” said...
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Hugo Chavez’s Health In Question
CARACAS, Venezuela (CBSMiami.com) – Conflicting reports are coming out of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas Thursday as to the health of president Hugo Chavez. According to El Nuevo Herald, unnamed...
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Venezuela Releases Images Of Hugo Chavez
CARACAS, Venezuela (CBSMiami/CBS News) – For the first time in more than two months, the Venezuelan government showed pictures of President Hugo Chavez, who is undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba. One...
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Hugo Chavez’s Health Takes Turn For The Worse
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s health has taken a turn for the worse. The Venezuelan government has said a new severe respiratory infection has made Chavez’s breathing problems...
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South Florida Girl Battling Cancer Gets Warm Welcome At MIA
MIAMI (CBS4) – It was a homecoming fit for a hero. Bella Rodriguez-Torres, 10, arrived home in Miami Friday night after spending six weeks receiving intensive cancer treatment in Houston. Police waited...
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S. Fla. Girl, Bella, Losing Battle With Cancer
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Some sad news about a young South Florida’s girl fight for life. Bella Rodriguez-Torres, a 10-year-old girl featured on CBS4 News earlier this year is losing her battle with cancer....
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S. Fla. Girl, Bella, Dies After 6-Year Battle With Cancer
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A young South Florida girl has died after a six-year battle with cancer. Bella Rodriguez-Torres, a 10-year-old girl featured on CBS4 News earlier this year, passed away Tuesday...
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Bella’s Battle With Cancer Source Of Inspiration
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Funeral arrangements have been made for a young South Florida girl who died after a courageous and inspiring six-year battle with cancer. A viewing will be held for Bella...
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FIU Scores Cancer Treatment Breakthrough In Lab
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Working together two schools at Florida International University may have come up with a breakthrough in the treatment of ovarian cancer. In a study published Wednesday in Scientific...
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Jim Kelly Set To Start Chemo & Radiation Therapy This Week
NEW YORK (CBSMiami) – Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, and former University of Miami star, Jim Kelly will begin chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer in his maxillary sinus and...
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Woman Locked In Fight With Insurance Co. Over Cancer Treatment
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A South Florida woman with cancer is not only fighting for her life, she’s fighting with her insurance company over drugs which could save her...
View ArticleRed Onions Kill Cancer Cells And Promote Healthy Heart, Study Finds
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter CBS Local – Can red onions help fight cancer? According to a new study published in Food Research International, yes, they can. The study looked at five...
View ArticleRisk Of Death Doubled By Alternative Cancer Treatments, Study Says
CBS Local — New medical research is claiming that cancer patients who opt for unconventional treatments are at much greater risk of dying from the disease. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine say...
View ArticleGene Therapy Cancer Treatment Given Federal Approval
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (CBSMiami) – The very first federal approval of a gene therapy as a cancer treatment is being called an historic event. The Food and Drug...
View ArticleCancer ‘Vaccine’ Wiped Out Tumors In Mice, Scientists Say
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter LOS ANGELES (CBSLocal) – Scientists at Stanford University’s School of Medicine have announced that tests of their new treatment for cancer successfully wiped...
View ArticleFederal Judge Weighs Arguments In Florida Cancer Treatment Fight
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – A federal judge has given both sides until Wednesday to submit briefs in a legal battle over a new state law challenged by a major cancer-treatment firm. After an all-day...
View ArticleHealth Watch: Treating Cancer Patients At Home Clinical Trial Underway
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Cancer patients often need to be seen in the hospital because of the side effects of treatment. Now a new clinical trial in Boston is testing whether patients can receive supportive...
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