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The cure for cancer is data— mountains of data

We must access genetic info from millions of cancer patients to make the connections necessary to battle the disease. It won't be easy, but we can do it.

Prostate cancer hormone therapy tied to higher dementia risk

Men who take hormone therapy for prostate cancer may have a higher risk of dementia than patients who receive different treatment for these malignancies, a U.S. study suggests.

Texas woman claims she was fired after cancer diagnosis

Jacquelyne Froeber moved from Iowa to Texas last year for a “dream opportunity” — senior editor for two American Airlines in-flight magazines.

It's time for a new dialogue about prostate cancer screening

In recent days Ben Stiller made headlines for his courageous and honest account of his prostate cancer diagnosis.

Woman says social media crucial in fight against cancer

For New York City teacher Kristen McRedmond, social media wasn’t just a way to distract herself from cancer treatment — it may have saved her life.

Roche skin cancer drugs 'too expensive', says UK cost agency

Roche's two-drug combination of Cotellic and Zelboraf for melanoma was rejected by Britain's healthcare cost agency NICE as "too expensive" on Thursday, in contrast to the green light given in April to a rival cocktail from Novartis.

5 years after remission, woman gets mastectomy tattoo on her chest

How Sue Cook is inspiring breast cancer survivors everywhere.

Teens use homecoming to honor classmate who died of leukemia

Nick Walker Peters was first diagnosed with leukemia in the fifth grade and after relapsing twice, died in October.

US breast cancer deaths drop; rate among white women falls most

U.S. death rates from breast cancer have dropped, although the decline was still greater among white women than black women, according to a study released Thursday.

'I was radioactive': What it's like to get treated for thyroid cancer

Two years ago, I found myself standing in the basement of Morristown Medical Center, where the nuclear medicine department is located.