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Dying Washington man marries best friend in hospital

A Washington man who had been in remission from Hodgkin’s lymphoma for 15 years was recently given just days to live.

Joe Buck lends legendary voice to skin cancer awareness

Sports broadcaster Joe Buck has called Super Bowls and World Series but now he is lending his legendary voice to very important cause; melanoma awareness.

Joe Buck lends legendary voice to melanoma awareness

Joe Buck talks melanoma

Judge rules against Monsanto in cancer lawsuit

A former coffee farmer who says Monsanto's widely used Roundup herbicide caused her cancer scored a win last week when a federal judge rejected the company's request to dismiss the case.

'Breast cancer gene' BRCA1 linked to aggressive uterine cancer  

Mutations in women's BRCA genes, which are linked to both breast cancer and ovarian cancer, may also increase their risk of developing a particularly deadly form of uterine cancer, a new study finds

Testosterone gel boosts sexual desire and activity in older men

Older men with low testosterone levels and scant desire for sex report more interest and more sexual activity after testosterone therapy, according to a new study.

Breast cancer survivors not always clear about follow up care

Breast cancer survivors may not always realize why follow-up care is important, a small study suggests.

Girl, 8, born during mom's cancer battle pens letter after disease returns

A Texas girl whose mother gave birth to her while battling cancer has made an online plea to raise money for what could be end-of-life care after the disease returned and spread to her brain.

Opting for CPR but not intubation may not be wise

If you have an advance directive that cherry-picks the interventions you want to receive if your heart suddenly stops, you might want to rethink your choices, according to physicians writing in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Teens shave their heads at prom for cancer patients

Dressed in their finest formalwear, five Canadian teens used their prom night to raise funds for cancer patients— by shaving their heads.