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Husband of real-life 'Fault in Our Stars' couple has died

They've been likened to the fictional couple battling cancer in The Fault in Our Stars, and there will be no fairy tale ending for Dalton and Katie Prager.

Students skip school to sing outside dying teacher's home

More than 400 students and faculty from a Tennessee school skipped class last week to put on a special concert in support of a beloved teacher battling an aggressive form of cancer.

Woman dies of cancer one day before her wedding

A 25-year-old woman diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor in January 2015 died Friday, one day before her wedding, People reports.

New rules to help public learn results of clinical research

The Obama administration is publishing new rules that promise to help doctors and patients learn if clinical trials of treatments worked or not.

Cancer-risk genetic testing reports can vary from lab to lab

Testing for gene mutations linked to cancer risk may guide how a patient is treated, but the determination of whether a mutation is dangerous or benign can vary from lab to lab, according to a recent study.

High school football water boy with Down syndrome scores TD for terminally ill mother

A Down syndrome teen who is the water boy for his high school football team ran for a touchdown for his terminally mother.

Mom's heartbreaking photo raises awareness about childhood cancer

Emily Apicella will never go back to school.

Workshop helps teens with cancer transition to college

Ryan Segovia started high school not in a classroom but in a hospital bed, fighting a disease that threatened to take his life.

Cancer patient dies after forgoing chemo for cupping, acupuncture

A 26-year-old Chinese actress who documented her cancer treatment journey online has died, BuzzFeed News reported, and her death has sparked conversation in her native country about the possible harms of traditional Chinese medicine.

Exercise may reduce alcohol-related cancer risk

Getting regular moderate or vigorous exercise may offset some of the potentially lethal health effects of regular alcohol consumption, a new study suggests.