Girl’s memory inspires drive 3 hr ago | Add a comment The family of a young girl who died of liver cancer will host a blood drive in her honor from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday. The blood drive at Northwest Baptist Church, 3030 NW 23, honors the memory of Anna...

Study touts chemo pill Yesterday | Add a comment LONDON — Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill, a study suggests....

Wayman Tisdale to perform at All-College Classic basketball doubleheader Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 2 Former NBA player and Oklahoma star Wayman Tisdale will make his first musical appearance since having part of his right leg amputated, performing at the All-College Classic basketball...

OU discovery could slow spread of cancer Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment By discovering an enzyme that may help tumors spread, University of Oklahoma researchers hope to develop a way to inhibit growth of lung, breast, colon and pancreatic cancers. OU Health Sciences...

FIT FOR YOU: The Great American Smokeout Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 1 The Great American Smokeout Smokers from across the country will try to give up smoking this month as part of The Great American Smokeout. What better support system do you need than that? If you...

Mark Schwartz, a public servant, succumbs to cancer Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment Just a few weeks before Mark Schwartz died following a two-year battle with prostate cancer, he seemed to be at peace with the possibility of his life coming to an end. “This cancer is no...

Prep football: Inspiration fills title game Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment DEL CITY — Community Christian coach Brooks Mosier pulled up his car about 10 yards away from the sideline and put it in park. Mosier said he was going to do whatever was possible to be at...

Journal entries: Yankee’s memory may bring life Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment Welcome to Journal Entries, an occasional feature in The Oklahoman. These are the kind of everyday, slice-of-life stories that you’d tell your best friend. They might make you smile, laugh or...

Battle with cancer offers perspective for Oklahoma horsewoman Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Diagnosed with breast cancer at age 50, Melinda Barnes underwent surgery, eight rounds of chemotherapy and 36 radiation treatments that left her "bald as a cucumber” and barely able to...

Meredith Spencer joins Keller Williams in Choctaw Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment CHOCTAW — Meredith Spencer has joined Keller Williams Realty East, 14404 SE 29 in Choctaw, as a residential real estate sales associate. She graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma...

Wart vaccine sees success in men Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment ATLANTA — For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a study released Thursday by...

Primary-care clinic in Grove to close Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 1 GROVE — A Grove primary-care clinic affiliated with a Joplin, Mo., medical center is set to close as part of a plan to cut $30 million in expenses . St. John's Regional Medical Center is also...

Was man cured of AIDS? Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment BERLIN — An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his...

Teenager chooses death over transplant Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 3 LONDON — A 13-year-old British girl who has undergone nearly a dozen surgeries in her young life has refused a heart transplant operation — a decision that may ultimately lead to her...

SHORT TAKES: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment BIRTHDAYS →Comic Jonathan Winters, 83. →Jazz singer Mose Allison, 81. →Country singer Narvel Felts, 70. →Singer-keyboardist Paul Cowsill (The Cowsills), 56. →Singer...

Walk shows support for Oklahoma cancer survivors Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment More than 150 people participated Saturday in the Pancreatic Cancer Awareness 2008 Garden Walk of Hope at the University of Oklahoma Biomedical Research Center. Dr. Russell Postier, chairman of the...

Son’s leukemia battle inspires fundraising Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment Tracy Whitaker remembers how she and her husband, John, would whisper into son Mitchell’s ear when he was in the hospital. "Keep fighting,” they would say as they kissed him...

Saturday fundraiser to benefit Konawa woman with cancer Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Comments 1 The Masonic Lodge of Konawa and Vamoosa Baptist Church will hold a fundraiser on Saturday for a Konawa woman who has cancer and lost her health insurance shortly before her diagnosis. All proceeds...

OSU men's basketball: Muonelo motivated by brother Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Comments 3 STILLWATER — The Muonelo brothers didn’t know it at the time, but Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford had a spy watching their summer workouts. Most days this summer, Obi and his older...

Papillomavirus vaccine required for immigrants Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services recently added five shots to the list of vaccinations required for immigrants — one of which is only for certain female immigrants. As of Aug. 1, females...