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Judge says author lied about having cancer, donating to charity

Australian author and blogger Belle Gibson, who lied about beating a normally deadly brain tumor through healthy eating, exploited public generosity by falsely claiming most of her income went to charities, a judge said Wednesday.

Plaintiffs in US lawsuit say Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studies

Employees of Monsanto Co ghostwrote scientific reports that U.S. regulators relied on to determine that a chemical in its Roundup weed killer does not cause cancer, farmers and others suing the company claimed in court filings.

Teen asks 9-year-old boy battling cancer to prom

A 9-year-old Virginia boy will soon take a brief break from battling stage 4 cancer to escort a neighborhood teen to her high school prom.

Police officer helps grant dying woman's final wish to see the ocean

A New Jersey police officer who helped a dying 78-year-old woman get to the beach one last time said making her final wish come true was a life-changing experience.

FDA OKs new Novartis drug for type of advanced breast cancer

U.S. regulators have approved a new drug as an initial treatment for postmenopausal women with a type of advanced breast cancer.

Biden talks advancements in cancer treatment at SXSW

Former vice president speaks in Austin

Softball star whose suspected concussion led to brain tumor diagnosis dies

A Connecticut town is mourning the loss of a softball standout whose suspected concussion symptoms led to an inoperable brain tumor diagnosis.

Surgeons remove 140-pound tumor from 71-year-old grandmother

ER doctors in Pennsylvania were stunned

Mom captures 3-year-old boy comforting terminally ill infant brother

A mother of two who was expecting to find her sons creating a mess on a recent vacation instead found her pre-school-aged son comforting his terminally ill infant brother, and captured the moment on camera.

Viral photo reveals cancer symptom everyone should know

Most of us recognize that abnormal moles and a weakened immune system can be signs of cancer.