cancer
- BeautySelf
Cancer Taught Me That Real Self-Care Can Be Deeply Uncomfortable
I’ve tried a lot of face masks. None of them cured my cancer.
- LifestyleKorin Miller
Why it might be time to put the cancer 'fight' metaphor to rest once and for all
Many people take issue with the words “fight” and “battle” in relation to cancer, saying that it subjects patients to unfair pressure to overcome the disease.
- LifestyleMaggie Parker
Young boy's friendship with elderly neighbor will make your day
Darrien Middleton witnessed a seriously sweet moment two weeks ago, and had to share it on Facebook. The result — a photo of her grandmother Wilma Bray sitting on her Tennessee porch with a first-grader named Caleb — will warm your heart.
- WellnessPeople
Shannen Doherty Undergoes Breast Reconstruction Surgery 2 Years After Having a Mastectomy
Shannen Doherty Undergoes Reconstruction Surgery
- Pop CultureErin Donnelly
Meghan McCain responds to White House comment about Sen. John McCain ‘dying’: ‘Nobody’s going to remember you’
"The View" co-host Meghan McCain has strong words for White House aide Kelly Sadler after she remarked that Sen. John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, was "dying anyway."
- WellnessAllure
Taking Aspirin Every Day May Double Melanoma Risk in Men, Says New Study
Researchers found that daily aspirin therapy nearly doubled the risk of melanoma skin cancer in men. But that doesn't mean you should stop taking the pain killer.
- WellnessPeople
'Desperate' Tarek El Moussa Shares Graphic Photo of Stem Cell Treatment for Recent Back Injury
Tarek El Moussa Shares Photo of Stem Cell Treatment
- WellnessSelf
Abby Lee Miller Shares Emotional Recovery Photos After Surgery
The surgery took five hours.
Pop CultureErin DonnellyCartoonist pays emotional tribute to Barbara Bush and her daughter who died at age 3
Members of the Bush family have joined in praising the emotional tribute to the former first lady and her first daughter, who died at age 3.
- WellnessCBS News Videos
Cancer survivor finishes Boston Marathon after 13 hours
Mary Shertenlieb has battled cancer three times. Doctors warned her it would be tough to try the Boston Marathon, especially considering the punishing rain and cold temperatures. But that didn't stop her. "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor has her story.
- WellnessCosmopolitan
Doctors Said She Was Fat. She Actually Had Cancer.
Rebecca Hiles and millions of women like her are getting judged too quickly by their doctors - and it can mean the difference between life or death.
- WellnessAndy Wells
Woman who pretended to have cancer jailed for duping people into donating money for 'medical treatment'
The Australian woman spent the $31,000 she raised on vacations and nights out, not cancer treatment.
- LifestyleSabrina Rojas Weiss
If a blood test could determine if you'd get Alzheimer's, would you take it?
Even though results offer only vague notions of various genetic risks, the spiking popularity of at-home DNA kits has made spitting into a test tube feel a lot like peering into a crystal ball. Doctors, meanwhile, could soon have more reliable predictors in their toolkits.
- LifestyleMolly Shea
Kylie Minogue says having cancer means she'll go through menopause twice
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue, 49, says she’s preparing for her second round of menopause, after first experiencing the loss of menstruation during treatment for breast cancer 12 years ago.
- WellnessNewsweek
Prostate Cancer Is Often Diagnosed Too Late: 5 Early Warning Signs
Prostate cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer for men, and it's also one of the most common. Men over the age of 60 are at an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. According to Orchid, a nonprofit focused on male cancer research, 37 percent of prostate cancer cases in the U.K. are diagnosed during stages three or four.
- BeautyErin Donnelly
This teen shaved his head to match his sister's 10-inch brain surgery scar
Ethan McMullan had his barber shave a design into his hair that resembles his kid sister's surgical scar and has vowed to shave his head as she undergoes chemotherapy.
- BeautyInside Edition CBS
Mother’s Beautiful Serenade for Son Battling Cancer
Abigail Tanner has the voice of an angel. The mother plays the piano while singing to her infant son, who's battling cancer. She says, “I enjoy singing to him. It was definitely a sweet moment.” Little Lincoln is being treated at Duke Cancer Institute. The mom serenades her son with ‘Never Enough’ from the Hugh Jackman film, ‘The Greatest Showman.’
- BeautyNews18
Johnson & Johnson Loses Trial Over Claims Linking Cancer to Asbestos in Talc
The lawsuit was brought by New Jersey resident Stephen Lanzo, who said he developed mesothelioma after inhaling dust that was generated through his regular use of J&J talc powder products since his birth in 1972.
- WellnessPeople
Woman Goes to Doctor With 'Food Poisoning' and Learns She Has Colon Cancer: 'I Was Distraught'
Woman Visits Doctor with 'Food Poisoning' and Learns She Has Colon Cancer
- StyleSabrina Rojas Weiss
Teen with cancer gets the royal treatment for prom — including a wig made from her friend's hair
Ashley Smith had 24 inches of her hair cut off so it could be made into a wig for her friend Alyssa White, who has Hodgkins lymphoma, to wear at her prom.
BeautyAssociated PressCalifornia judge rules that coffee requires cancer warning
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coffee sellers will have to post ominous warnings in California because each cup contains a chemical linked to cancer, a judge ruled.
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
Scientists say they've discovered a new organ, and it's the biggest in your body
Three scientists have uncovered what they believe to be the largest organ in the human body. Here's what you need to know about the elusive "interstitium."
- BeautyKerry Justich
Viral photo of 21-year-old with lung cancer lifting weights will inspire you to dream big
A photo of a young man with lung cancer is inspiring people on the internet to conquer their fitness goals — and to think twice before passing judgment.
- BeautyElise Solé
This woman's dog may have detected her cancer — and saved her life
Dogs have a keen sense of smell thanks to 300 million olfactory receptors in their noses, compared to humans which possess six million.
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
Two women who survived rare cancer while pregnant meet in real life
During a routine pregnancy appointment at 28 weeks, Raquel Lopez learned she had colon cancer. How another survivor helped her make it through the unimaginable.
