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Irregular periods linked with higher risk of dying from ovarian cancer

Women whose menstrual periods are irregular, such as those who go more than five weeks between periods, may be at increased risk of dying from ovarian cancer, a new study suggests

New drugs treat advanced stages of a common skin cancer

The most commonly-occurring cancer in the U.S. is basal-cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer that is often treated with surgery or other procedures, and rarely fatal.

Family unable to fill daughter’s wish to donate organs due to undiagnosed breast cancer

The family of a woman struck and killed by a pickup truck days after Christmas were shocked to learn that they could not donate her organs after doctors discovered she was battling breast cancer.

Tom Brokaw’s cancer diagnosis: What is multiple myeloma?

NBC News’ Tom Brokaw revealed Tuesday that he has been receiving treatment for multiple myeloma – a rare form of cancer.

Georgia cancer survivor, mother reflects on beating the disease

This holiday season, the Lambert family, of the East Cobb Ga. area, is making the most of the little things.

Smokers may tap into multiple sources for nicotine, study says

The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and often e-cigarettes are part of the mix.

Learning the ABCs of skin cancer could save your life

Melanoma can develop anywhere on your body, and while identifying it should be left to medical professionals, remembering your ABCs can help you detect a problem

Increasing popularity of smokeless tobacco poses cancer risk to young men

Though rates of cigarette smoking in America continue to decline, smokeless tobacco use remains popular, especially among young men -- and with potentially dangerous health consequences.

Worse survival after lung cancer surgery for residents of poor neighborhoods

Residents of low-income neighborhoods with few high school graduates may be more likely to die after lung cancer surgery than more affluent patients, a U.S. study finds.

Scientists turn to aspirin to turbo-charge cancer immunotherapy

Giving cheap aspirin to cancer patients may turbo-charge the effectiveness of expensive new medicines that help their immune systems fight tumors, experiments on mice suggest.