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Promising new cancer treatment clears FDA hurdle

Promising new cancer treatment clears FDA hurdle

Mob dumping contributes to higher cancer, death rates in Italian city

An Italian parliament-mandated health survey has confirmed higher-than-normal incidents of death and cancer among residents in and around Naples, thanks to decades of toxic waste dumping by the local Camorra mob.

Marine using dark humor to get through cancer diagnosis

A Marine who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma the day after Thanksgiving is tackling the disease head on while documenting it in a series of short videos titled “F- -k Cancer.”

Girl with cancer gets final, unforgettable Christmas

A 4-year-old Virginia girl given months to live in September held on for one final Christmas before passing away Tuesday, reports WTVR.

Girl battling kidney cancer gets ride to final chemo session in fire truck

A 6-year-old California girl battling kidney cancer befriended members of her local fire department, and they were on hand to give her a lift in their station’s truck to her final chemotherapy appointment.

Another killer could top cancer by 2050—and we're to blame

We've already been warned about an "antibiotic apocalypse."

Nancy Brinker: Why we must preserve the charitable tax deduction

I can attest first hand to the value of the charitable deduction.

Game-changing cancer discoveries in 2015

Big new hope for cancer treatment

Ultrasound may be useful supplemental test for breast cancer

A new study adds to the evidence that ultrasonography can help diagnose cancer in women with dense breasts.

Unhappiness may lead to bad choices, but it probably won't kill you

Even though poor health is a known cause of unhappiness, and bad lifestyle choices often follow bad moods, misery alone probably won't kill you, a U.K. study suggests.