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• Teen smoking: 12 states with highest rates

  August 5, 2011 5:07 PM

  For decades health experts and teachers have been hammering into kids the dangers of smoking - but it's not necessarily working. A new report from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows heavy smoking is down among teens nationwide, but casual smoking rates are on the rise. "The fact... more »

• Oral sex now main cause of oral cancer

  February 24, 2011 3:31 PM

  What's the leading cause of oral cancer? Smoking? Heavy drinking? Actually, it's oral sex. Scientists say that 64 percent of cancers of the oral cavity, head, and neck in the U.S. are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), which is commonly spread via oral sex, NPR reported . The more... more »

• Montana boy returns home cancer-free

  February 12, 2011 11:03 AM

  MISSOULA - A simple exchange between brothers on the bottom bunk bed is something their parents worried they might not ever see again. Last May doctors discovered a stage four tumor on two-year-old Cash Hyde's brain prompting a nine-month stay in a Salt Lake City Hospital. "There were... more »

• Montana gets high marks in American Lung Association report

  January 20, 2011 2:33 PM

  Montana has received high marks for smoke-free air and other efforts in the American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control 2010 Report. The Treasure State one of three states with all passing grades and also scores as among the most improved with the cessation grade improving from an F... more »

• "Liquid Biopsy" - sensitive blood test to spot cancer; comparable technology being used at Billings Clinic

  January 4, 2011 1:31 AM

  News from the medical world today - a new blood test sensitive enough to detect a single cancer cell among a billion healthy cells, is drawing quite a bit of attention. It's being called a liquid biopsy. Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have teamed up with... more »

• Breast cancer patients help shape the future of treatment Play Video

  October 27, 2010 11:27 AM

  BILLINGS - Reports show breast cancer survival rates have been increasing for the past two decades. These increases are thought to be the result of treatment advances, earlier detection through screening, and increased awareness. Here in Billings, a large number of patients are fighting the disease by being a part... more »

• And you thought second-hand smoke was bad? Study finds that "third-hand smoke" sticks around & produces new carcinogens

  February 10, 2010 10:32 PM

  You might not be a smoker yourself, but hanging around people who are smoking can cause you to inhale noxious cigarette fumes. For years, scientists have cautioned against the ill-effects of such second-hand smoke. Now they're warning about the dangers of "third-hand smoke"-the chemical traces that cling to a smoker,... more »