Australian researchers are trialling a vaccine that could dramatically reduce skin cancer rates in those treated.

The vaccine targets a virus known to be a precursor to a large proportion of skin tumours. picked by JoshSF49 2 weeks ago

Laura Bush has malignant tumor removed in November. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

A mother stopped giving her 8-year old son his at-home chemo treatments. He was diagnosed in 2006 and after treatment went into remission, however his cancer has since returned and his doctors are saying that it wouldn't have happened had he been receiving his medications. picked by princess2408 5 months ago

James says that, as obesity rates soar, the list of cancers associated with those extra pounds is growing: "Breast cancer, particularly post-menopausal breast cancer, cancer of the large bowel, and cancer of the pancreas, those are the three big ones.

In other news: Hot Dogs, beer and nachos banned from sporting events. (Well, you can't smoke there either). picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Canadian women. Despite slight declines in mortality rates over the past decade for women with breast cancer, one in nine Canadian women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime; one in 25 Canadian women will die from this disease. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

U.S. researchers say itraconazole, a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus, can also block the growth of new blood vessels in cancer. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Deaths from skin cancer and heatstroke could soar and Britain could be blighted by malaria, salmonella and a host of other heat-loving diseases as global warming takes its toll, officials have warned. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Single mother Carmen Bousada, now 67, was diagnosed with cancer just months after giving birth to twins. picked by cb__ 12 months ago

Actress played ditzy teenager Kelly Bundy on Fox's 'Married...with Children'

"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery." picked by ImNotBlue 4 months ago

A gene test that predicts which cancer drugs will be most effective for different people is to be trialled in the US. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

The man who helped develop a vaccine for cervical cancer is urging drug companies to keep their word and ensure women in the Third World can get the drug at a fair price. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Ugh. He blogged about his life with cancer for 2 years. RIP, Miles. picked by Moe 1 year ago

Woman learns she has advanced liver cancer, but refuses treatment to save the life of her four month old fetus, as it continued to grow. The baby was finally born, but the mother departed soon after. picked by muppetmaker 10 months ago

A Pulitzer Prize winning photo essay of a single mothers losing battle against her young son's cancer. I couldn't make it halfway through without stopping to regain my composure.

Warning: this is very powerful imagery. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

What if some years from now it's shown that using a cellphone for 35 years doubles, triples or quadruples your risk for brain cancer. Is it possible to go back to landlines, or are cellphones so important now (already!) to our quality of life that we'd be willing to take enormous risks to continue to use them? picked by cactushair 5 months ago

And last Wednesday, two days after his 34th birthday, he died in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a Rhode Island hospital, his spine fractured and his body riddled with cancer that had gone undiagnosed and untreated for months. picked by murfanda 4 months ago

A new study suggests thousands of young women with breast cancer - an estimated 8,000 a year in the U.S. - aren't offered testing to identify faulty genes and clarify their medical decisions. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

George McCorkle, a founding member of the Marshall Tucker Band and author of Southern rock anthem “Fire on the Mountain,” died this morning in a Nashville-area hospital of complications from cancer. picked by punthe 1 year ago

A tragic mother given six months to live killed her five-year-old son then took her own life because she could not bear to be without him. UPDATE: Cancer claim was bogus, but no one knows why. picked by maxriter 12 months ago