Of course you understand the importance of sunscreen, but sometimes, no matter how diligent you were with reapplying, you still…
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Mom of college athlete with terminal brain cancer updates on daughter’s status
The mother of Lauren Hill, the Mount St. Joseph basketball player whose fight with terminal brain cancer has put her…
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Customers raise money to send Costco employee with terminal cancer on vacation
Customers of a California Costco store have come together to rally around an employee who, in addition to battling multiple…
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Mount St. Joseph women’s basketball coach Dan Benjamin shares his thoughts about his time with Lauren Hill, a freshman who…
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CHICAGO – Doctors have successfully dropped the first “smart bomb” on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic…
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Energy efficient light bulbs could pose UV-risk to skin, trigger migraines
Starting in January, traditional incandescent bulbs will be on their way out the door. A 2007 bill is setting new…
Read MoreChildhood cancer’s new conundrum
Adults who survived childhood cancer are facing a new health challenge: premature aging. As more survivors reach their 30s and…
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Surgical tool simplified hysterectomies, but had hidden cancer risk
The women’s health-care community got a shock to the system in December, when leading U.S. hospitals abruptly began acknowledging that…
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Nebraska mom receives terminal cancer diagnosis month after daughter is born
A Nebraska mom is looking forward to celebrating Christmas with her husband and newborn daughter, but she is also fighting…
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BRCA gene mutations linked to salivary gland cancer
The genetic mutations that put people at high risk for breast cancer may also be linked with an increased risk…
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