In addition to its earlier FDA approval for prevention of cervical cancer, Gardasil has received FDA approval for use in preventing vaginal and vulvar cancers in girls and women age 9 to 26.

Sen. Edward Kennedy's brain cancer has made the world more aware of malignant glioma. While prognosis for brain-cancer patients is grim, new vaccines and drugs in the pipeline offer extended quality of life and hope of a cure.

Of more than 4,000 cancer studies presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, those exploring effects of targeted therapy cetuximab combined with platinum-based chemotherapy generated the most buzz.

Impressive study results lead to new Velcade indication.

FDA expands the indication for Velcade for multiple myeloma patients.

FDA is warning consumers and companies to stop selling treatments that purport to cure cancer.

Increased risk of cancer mortality found with Ethicon's diabetic foot ulcer cream.

CMS recognizes the NCCN compendium as a source for determining whether a cancer drug or biologic should be covered.

The FDA issues Early Communication of immunosuppressants' possible association with lymphoma.