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CVS, Walmart pull select Johnson & Johnson baby powders over asbestos

Walmart, CVS, and Rite Aid are pulling all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder from their stores after due to asbestos fears after trace amounts were found in one of the bottles.

Yogurt, fiber can lower lung cancer risk, study claims

Eating yogurt and fiber could lower your risk of lung cancer, a new study suggests. 

'Cha Cha Slide' singer DJ Casper details cancer battle, says it was 'God’s way of slowing me down'

The man behind the famous dance floor anthem “Cha Cha Slide” recently opened up about his battle with cancer. 

Nancy Brinker, Eric Rosenthal: The unsung hero who boosted cancer awareness when it was unmentionable

Mary Lasker was a tireless advocate for medical research and eliminated stigmas

Dad gets wish to marry girlfriend hours before lung cancer death

Laura Smart said that while they were only married for seven hours before his death, she is grateful for the little time they had.

Shortage of child cancer drug forces some children to go without life-saving treatment

The chemotherapy medication vincristine is in short supply and some families are worried that their sick children could face devastating setbacks; Jeff Paul reports from Dallas.

FDA calls for highlighted breast implant warnings, patient checklist

The agency said the proposal is meant to “help ensure women receive and understand information regarding the benefits and risks of breast implants.”

North Carolina mom diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy says God, family helped her through illness

A North Carolina mom diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer while she was pregnant with her first child says God, family and friends helped her throughout her battle. 

Woman diagnosed with breast cancer after museum thermal camera reveals hot spot

A visit to a popular tourist spot in Edinburgh, Scotland, was life-saving for one English woman after a thermal imaging display revealed a spot in her breast later diagnosed as cancer.

Woman has 'basketball-sized' breast tumor removed after letting it grow for 2 years, report says

Her doctor said that for two years she forewent chemotherapy and surgery in favor of ointments and herbal medicines.