Georgia community attempts world record for cancer awareness World records range from quirky to jaw-dropping, but one Georgia community is hoping its attempt raises awareness for childhood cancer.
Euthanasia rising in Belgium, including more who are not terminally ill In the decade after Belgium legalized doctor-assisted death, the number of patients using it to end their lives rose nearly eight-fold, according to records of the national euthanasia control committee.
Brain cancer now deadliest for American children, study finds Brain cancer is now the deadliest form of childhood cancer in the United States, surpassing leukemia as treatment advances have allowed doctors to cure many blood-related cancers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
6 things you should say to someone with cancer Jen Kraemer-Smith and Andrea Delbanco's lives were totally in sync: After meeting 11 years ago while working at the same magazine, they both married around the same time, bought houses in New Jersey around the same time, and gave birth to their first children within 3 weeks of each other.
Too soon to tell if 9/11 firefighters face increased cancer risk, study says Fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks, the jury is still out on whether firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center site have increased odds of developing cancer, a U.S. study suggests.
Parents of children with cancer sometimes regret decisions Parents of children with cancer face difficult decisions, and a new study suggests that about one in six of them look back on some of their choices with a great deal of regret.
Treat or monitor early prostate cancer? 10-year survival is the same, study says Men with early prostate cancer who choose to closely monitor their disease are just as likely to survive at least 10 years as those who have surgery or radiation, finds a major study that directly tested and compared these options.
Choosing stronger sunscreen would reduce women's melanoma risk The number of women affected by the deadliest form of skin cancer could fall by almost a fifth if they all used sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher, a new study suggests.
Scientific evidence grows for e-cigarettes as quit-smoking aids Electronic cigarettes may have helped about 18,000 people in England to give up smoking last year and there is no evidence of any serious side effects associated with their use for up to two years, according to studies published on Tuesday.
When GoFundMe goes wrong: Woman faced losing state assistance after raising money for daughter with aggressive cancer Every day, more than 10,000 new campaigns are launched on GoFundMe.com,
