[KMSP Fox 9, July 23, 2017]
News that Sen. John McCain has an aggressive form of a cancerous brain tumor is focusing attention on promising research using a polio virus to fight those tumors.
July 23, 2017
[KSTP TV, July 11, 2017]
Mike Givens was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2005 and passed away in 2015. Now the Givens Brain Tumor Center at Abbott Northwestern Hospital will offer support, treatment and therapies to others diagnosed right here in Minnesota.
July 10, 2017
[KARE 11, February 01, 2017]
There's good news on the cancer front. The number of deaths due to cancer are dropping.
February 01, 2017
[KARE 11, October 15, 2016]
A year ago former president Jimmy Carter had a bleak prognosis after a brain cancer diagnosis. But man unconventional therapy, immunotherapy, yielded remarkable results.
October 15, 2016
[KARE 11, August 04, 2016]
There’s so much information about the causes of breast cancer and how to prevent it that it can be hard to decipher fact from fiction! Dr. Lisa Schneider , a breast imaging specialist with the Piper Breast Center at Abbott Northwestern, talked with KARE 11 News at 4 to dispel some of the breast cancer myths that just won’t go away.
August 04, 2016
[KMSP Fox 9, July 25, 2016]
Do antiperspirants cause breast cancer? Do underwire bras cause breast cancer?
July 25, 2016
[KSTP TV, April 16, 2016]
Doctors at Minnesota Oncology, Virginia Piper and Abbott Northwestern , say a nationwide movement is encouraging oncologists help patients understand and make fertility plans before they begin treatment for cancer. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS sat down with a mother who hopes her success story will give hope to others with cancer.
April 16, 2016
[KMSP-TV, February 18, 2016]
The long punishing journey for Keith Mangan started 15 months ago. They tried more chemo but the cancer was accelerating.
February 21, 2016
[KARE11, January 27, 2016]
It's understandable that women are confused about breast screening guidelines. Earlier this month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued its final recommendations saying mammograms should be done every 2 years starting at age 50.
January 27, 2016
[KMSP-TV, January 01, 2015]
The science of medicine is always improving and evolving - and our hometown hospital is often leading the way. Dr. Ben Bache-Wiig, president of Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis talked with Fox 9 and WCCO-AM about top five medical advancements in 2015.
January 01, 2016