Cardiovascular disease linked to obesity may be worse than thought while health problems associated with being underweight may have been overstated, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Wednesday.

Clarient says it acquired cancer diagnostics maker Applied Genomics in all-stock deal. Medical device maker Clarient Inc. said Monday it has acquired cancer test maker Applied Genomics Inc. for $17.6 million in stock in a deal it says will help it develop new lung cancer tests.

An Australian nun who died 100 years ago looks set to become the nation's first saint, after the Pope recognised a miracle in which she apparently cured a woman of cancer, officials said Sunday.

An Australian nun who died 100 years ago looks set to become the nation's first saint, after the Pope recognised a miracle in which she apparently cured a woman of cancer, officials said Sunday.

Two common forms of cancer have been genetically mapped for the first time, British scientists announced, in a major breakthrough in understanding the diseases.

FDA panel sides against expanding use of OSI Pharmaceuticals lung cancer drug. Federal health advisers on Wednesday recommended against expanding approval of an OSI Pharmaceuticals lung cancer drug to patients who are already responding to chemotherapy.

Federal health advisers on Wednesday recommended against expanding approval of an OSI Pharmaceuticals lung cancer drug to patients who are already responding to chemotherapy.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have indentified all the changes in cells of two deadly cancers to produce the first entire cancer gene maps and say the findings mark a "transforming moment" in their understanding of the disease.

Federal health regulators say OSI Pharmaceutical's Tarceva slows the progression of lung cancer and extends patients' lives when used as a follow-up to chemotherapy.

FDA says OSI's Tarceva appears effective against lung cancer as chemotherapy follow-up. Federal health regulators say OSI Pharmaceutical's Tarceva slows the progression of lung cancer and extends patients' lives when used as a follow-up to chemotherapy.

New Olympic award named for Canadian Terry Fox, who died of cancer in 1981. A new Olympic award, named for Canadian runner Terry Fox, will honor an athlete exemplifying courage, perseverance and humility at the Vancouver Games.

Taiwan plans to ban smoking while walking next year in a bid to promote a cleaner and healthier environment, an official said Friday.

Taiwan plans to ban smoking while walking next year in a bid to promote a cleaner and healthier environment, an official said Friday.

Oncothyreon shares rise as partner Merck KGaA starts new late-stage study on Stimuvax. Shares of Oncothyreon Inc. rose Thursday after the company said its partner Merck KGaA started a late-stage study on Stimuvax as a potential lung cancer treatment.

Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry II, who attended to President John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital after he was shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, has died. He was 80.

Doctor who attended JFK after he was shot in Dallas has died. Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry II, who attended to President John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital after he was shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, has died. He was 80.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer people are getting cancer and death rates continue to fall, according to the latest report on cancer in the United States, released on Monday.

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - People in eastern China likely have a higher risk of developing lung cancer than those in western China because of extensive burning of biomass fuels in homes and factories, according to a study.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Small or slow-growing nodules discovered on a lung scan are unlikely to develop into tumors over the next two years, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Art Savage, owner of Oakland A's Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, dies at age 58. Art Savage, the majority owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, has died. He was 58.