• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 16th, 2015
Smoking Can Give You over a Dozen Different Types of Cancer

Smoking Can Give You over a Dozen Different Types of Cancer

Cancers of the lungs, bronchus and trachea are most common

Famous Ken Doll Celso Santebanes Dies of Leukemia at 21

Famous Ken Doll Celso Santebanes Dies of Leukemia at 21

Celso became famous in home country Brazil at 16, turned his obsession with plastic surgery into his livelihood

92-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Runs 26.2-Mile (42.1-Kilometer) Marathon

92-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Runs 26.2-Mile (42.1-Kilometer) Marathon

The woman began running marathons in her 70s

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2015
Scorpion Venom Could Treat Cancer, Possibly Even Parkinson's

Scorpion Venom Could Treat Cancer, Possibly Even Parkinson's

Specific proteins in scorpion venom kill cancer cells

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 28th, 2015
Psychedelics Could Help Treat Psychiatric Disorders, Researcher Says

Psychedelics Could Help Treat Psychiatric Disorders, Researcher Says

Anxiety and OCD are among the disorders they could treat

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 27th, 2015
Herpes Successfully Used to Treat Skin Cancer

Herpes Successfully Used to Treat Skin Cancer

A herpes-based cancer drug could become available in 2016

46-Year-Old Woman in California Sues for the Right to End Her Life

46-Year-Old Woman in California Sues for the Right to End Her Life

Christy O'Donnell was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in last year's June, only has a few weeks left to live

Do We or Do We Not Want Designer Babies?

Do We or Do We Not Want Designer Babies?

Recent advances in the field of genetics mean creating designer babies will soon be an actual possibility

Woman Shares Graphic Skin Cancer Selfie to Warn You Off Tanning Beds - Photo

Woman Shares Graphic Skin Cancer Selfie to Warn You Off Tanning Beds - Photo

Tawny Willoughby was diagnosed with skin cancer at 21

Woman Wants Doctors to Impregnate Her with Dead Daughter's Child

Woman Wants Doctors to Impregnate Her with Dead Daughter's Child

The woman insists that it was her daughter's dying wish to have her child delivered by her own mother

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 25th, 2015
Drug Cocktail Obliterates Cancer Tumor Growing Inside Woman's Chest

Drug Cocktail Obliterates Cancer Tumor Growing Inside Woman's Chest

Medical experts say the cancer tumor vanished without a trace, the 49-year-old woman was left with a hole in her chest

Wellness Blogger Belle Gibson Lied About Curing Terminal Brain Cancer with Wholefoods

Wellness Blogger Belle Gibson Lied About Curing Terminal Brain Cancer with Wholefoods

23-year-old comes clean: she built a very successful business empire on lies, but she doesn't want forgiveness

Scientists Want to Use Lethal Salmonella Bacteria to Treat Cancer

Scientists Want to Use Lethal Salmonella Bacteria to Treat Cancer

A genetically engineered form of Salmonella could kill cancer cells while at the same time being safe for the patient

25-Year-Old Man Hopes Roasting Himself Will Cure His Leukemia

25-Year-Old Man Hopes Roasting Himself Will Cure His Leukemia

The young man cannot afford actual medical treatment, has turned to fire to rid his body of cancerous cells

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 14th, 2015
Muscle-Building Supplements Up Cancer Risk, Evidence Indicates

Muscle-Building Supplements Up Cancer Risk, Evidence Indicates

Men who turn to all sorts of pills and powders to gain muscle mass are more likely to develop cancer, study finds

Taylor Swift Tells Fans of Her Mother’s Cancer Diagnosis

Taylor Swift Tells Fans of Her Mother’s Cancer Diagnosis

“She wanted you to know,” singer writes in emotional post

Cancer Patient Feeling Weak Gets Kicked Off Alaska Airlines Flight

Cancer Patient Feeling Weak Gets Kicked Off Alaska Airlines Flight

The woman says she was not allowed to board the aircraft because she didn't have a doctor's note clearing her to fly

 
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