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The lung cancer symptoms even non-smokers should know

Ashley Rivas was 26 when she noticed she was getting tired earlier than usual on her runs.

MLB bans smokeless tobacco for new players

MLB bans smokeless tobacco

Medicare recipients with cancer face financial distress

Older cancer patients in the U.S. often face high out-of-pocket costs that are a significant financial burden, according to a new study.

2-time cancer survivor Jarrod Lyle nails hole-in-one shot

A 35-year-old Aussie golfer who fought his way back onto the Australian PGA tour after two battles with leukemia has nailed the first hole-in-one of the 2017 European Tour season.

Vegetarian and vegan diets good for kids and adults, nutritionists say

Plant-based diets are tied to a lower risk of health problems like heart disease, diabetes, obesity and certain cancers - and pretty much anyone can eat this way, according to a leading group of nutritionists.

Merck wins UK okay for Keytruda in lung cancer after price cut

Britain's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE has recommended use of Merck's immunotherapy drug Keytruda in certain lung cancer patients, after the U.S. drugmaker cut the price further for the state-run health service.

Man cured of prostate cancer after being given testosterone to shock tumors

A man has been “cured” of prostate cancer using an experimental therapy that shocks tumours to death with the sex hormone testosterone.

19-year-old battling bone cancer to gift 'chemo survival kits' to young patients

In the five and a half years she’s undergone chemotherapy, 19-year-old Kyla Pokorny has dealt with all the classic side effects, from nausea to lost hair.

Booze increases risk of skin cancer, study claims

Drinking just a glass of white wine each day raises the risk of deadliest form of skin cancer, a study reveals.

Bluebird, Celgene myeloma treatment impresses in tiny study

Most patients who previously were not helped by repeated treatments for multiple myeloma showed strong benefits from a new type of therapy in a small study, and with no worrisome side effects, drugmaker Bluebird Bio Inc said on Wednesday.