The cancer drug Avastin should no longer be used as a treatment for breast cancer, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Tuesday, saying the drug wasn’t benefiting patients. FDA Advisers Say Avastin Shouldn’t Be Used for Breast Cancer The 12 to 1 vote represented a setback for Avastin, which is the world’s best-selling cancer drug, with sales last year of about $6 billion. Avastin is sold by drug maker Roche’s Genentech unit, The New York... Full Story

Waco, Texas I have heard about women doing a lot weird stuff to get money for breast implants, but this one tops the list. 24-year-old Trista Joy Lathern claimed that she had breast cancer and no health coverage to pay for the treatment. In August she held a all-day benefit organized to raise funds at Waco’s Hog Creek Icehouse Saloon where move than 100 people showed up. She collected around $10,000, but rather than getting cured for cancer, she showed up with new $6,800 breasts.... Full Story