Being an ovarian cancer survivor, I'm committed to writing an article on this devastating illness each September -- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Breast cancer awareness is a worthy and honorable goal ... but we should not give carte blanch to sexist rhetoric, even if well-intended, writes Melinda Tankard Reist , a Canberra author and blogger.

According to a new study, children who survive cancer are at a higher risk of cancer later in life or may die early of other cause. The study included almost 900 young cancer survivors treated at Sydney Children's Hospital, from 1972 to 1999, alongside new cancer cases and early deaths. The risk of cancer was five times higher in childhood cancer survivors, the results showed, compared with the ...

Over 200 child cancer families no longer have access to a crucial family support facility as a result of the Christchurch earthquake.

FOUR OUT of every five women diagnosed with breast cancer today and the same numbers of men diagnosed with prostate cancer will still be alive in five years, a conference in Dublin heard at the weekend.

Not only has Montville survived cancer, the 49-year-old has become one of the top 100 fundraisers for the Race for the Cure and has been the volunteer chair of the northeast affiliate for the race for three years.

A terminal cancer patient has been reunited with his daughter after 41 years when he was placed in her unit at Calvary Hospital. Wanda Rodriguez said she saw Victor Peraza had been transferred to her hospital, and "got nervous, very anxious, and I said, 'Oh my God that's my father's name...what chance is there it's my dad?'" It turns out it was. Victor Peraza said , "It was fate and hope and a ...

SPRINGFIELD – Cancer treatments can take a toll on a woman's appearance, but cosmetologists willing to volunteer a little time can help give cancer patients a boost of confidence. The American Cancer Society is looking for licensed cosmetologists in 35 Illinois counties to help with the next series of Look Good ... Feel Better programs. read more

Cancer ride gets new sponsor

CÁNCER: El final del día de hoy será mejor que el principio, así que poco a poco irás aumentando tu equilibrio personal.