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Texans' David Quessenberry returns to practice after completing cancer treatment

Lineman David Quessenberry joined the Houston Texans for practice on Tuesday after spending nearly three years away from the game of football while undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkins T lymphoblastic lymphoma.

'Shark Tank's' Daymond John reveals thyroid cancer diagnosis

“Shark Tank” star and entrepreneur Daymond John has revealed he recently had a mass removed from his thyroid that turned out to be stage two cancer.

Even one drink a day can up breast cancer risk

Just one alcoholic drink per day—even a teeny one—may not bode well for women on the breast cancer front, reports the Washington Post.

Financial assistance to help breast cancer patients pay their bills

In 2017, between 20 and 30 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer will lose their jobs. The Pink Fund helps women pay their bills so they can just focus on getting better

Researchers consider Zika virus for brain cancer treatment

Scientists in Britain plan to harness the Zika virus to try to kill brain tumor cells in experiments that they say could lead to new ways to fight an aggressive type of cancer.

Son of family who adopted girl without limbs dealt devastating cancer diagnosis

A family is struck with tragic news.

Man whose wedding went viral accused of faking terminal illness

A Florida man is accused of faking stage 4 cancer to manipulate women into relationships for food, money and shelter, according to reports.

Superheroes surprise 5-year-old cancer patient

A 5-year-old cancer patient got an amazing surprise when his favorite superheroes showed up to give him gifts and encouragement as he heads into a surgery on Thursday.

J&J ordered to pay $110M in talc product liability trial

Johnson & Johnson on Thursday was ordered by a Missouri state court jury to pay over $110 million to a Virginia woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after decades of using of its talc-based products for feminine hygiene.

Research to cut unnecessary treatment for prostate cancer is ‘on fire’

Researchers are looking to reduce the 1 million US men a year who have prostate biopsies and reduce the thousands who get treatment they don’t need.