Health CareCancer Test-By-Mail Gets Approval From FDA — But Not Necessarily From DoctorsMarch 19, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaA California genetic testing startup will soon offer a mail-in screening for breast cancer risk. But some doctors fear the new option could be more confusing than helpful. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareKeep Your Cell Phone Away From Your Body, New State Guidelines WarnDecember 13, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaNew guidelines from the state health department warn of radiation risk from cell phones Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezUsing Fitness to Fight CancerSeptember 6, 2017 | Chris RemingtonA fitness group for cancer survivors hosts a hiking trip in the Tahoe Basin this weekend, Triumph Cancer founder Pam Whitehead shares her story of survival. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentWeed Killer Ingredient Going On California List As CancerousJune 27, 2017(AP) - California regulators are taking a pivotal step toward requiring the popular weed killer Roundup to come with a warning label.
University Of California's Napolitano In Hospital For CancerJanuary 17, 2017(AP) - The University of California says President Janet Napolitano, a former U.S. Homeland Security secretary, is undergoing treatment for cancer and is hospitalized with complications.
EnvironmentStudy: Chemicals From Firefighting Foam In Drinking WaterAugust 9, 2016 | Ed JoyceA new study shows fire-fighting foam containing highly fluorinated chemicals is contaminating drinking water supplies around many of the nation's military bases, airports and industrial sites. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezThe Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation April 28, 2016Dr. Costanzo DiPerna join Insight to talk about the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and the future lung cancer research. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Fire Department Works To Mitigate Fire Fighter Exposure To Toxic ChemicalsMarch 4, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe City of Sacramento and its fire department hope this will decrease the cancer rate of firefighters also. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Doctors Studying High Thyroid Cancer Rates In Gold CountryFebruary 16, 2016 | Steve MilneResearchers say some foothill communities in the Sacramento region have rates of advanced thyroid cancer well above the national average. They’re looking at possible environmental links. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareWhite House To Request $1 Billion For Cancer 'Moonshot'February 1, 2016President Obama plans to ask Congress for $755 million in cancer-research funding as part of his 2017 budget, according to the White House.
