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#ChadTough: Michigan boy battling inoperable brain tumor dies

Chad Carr, the Michigan boy whose illness drew prayers from across the globe, died Monday, exactly 15 months after doctors diagnosed him with an aggressive, inoperable brain tumor.

Brain tumor shrinking for 1-year-old kissed by Pope Francis, family says

During Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia in September, one of the children brought to the popemobile was Gianna Masciantonio, a 1-year-old with a rare brain tumor.

Couple reschedules wedding date so groom's dying mother can attend

A Florida couple moved their wedding date up by a year so that the groom’s mother, who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, could fulfill her wish of seeing her son get married.

Baby's brain tumor shrinks after kiss from the pope

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Novartis gets FDA approval for skin cancer drug combination

Novartis AG said on Friday it received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's regular approval for a drug combination to treat an aggressive form of skin cancer.

FDA approves Takeda drug for blood cancer multiple myeloma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a third drug to treat multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.

Smokeless tobacco users exposed to more nicotine, cancer-causing chemical

Compared to cigarette smokers, users of smokeless tobacco are exposed to equal or higher levels of nicotine and NNK, a cancer-causing chemical in tobacco products, according to a study from the U.S. government.

Gov. Larry Hogan opens up about his battle against cancer

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Tom Brokaw has cancer, NBC News announces

NBC News Special Correspondent and former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw has been diagnosed with cancer, the network announced Tuesday night.

Marcy Borders, 'dust lady' of 9/11, dies of stomach cancer at age 42

Marcy Borders, a woman whose dust-covered image became a haunting emblem of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack, has died of stomach cancer at the age of 42, family members said late Monday.