Cancer

A 4-year-old girl was escorted by a group of bikers after she rang a bell to celebrate the completion of her chemotherapy treatment.

Margarita Villacreces, 61, is terminally ill with stage 4 colon cancer. The Chatsworth mother had a final wish of wanting to see her youngest daughter, Cindy, get married — so hospital staff helped make it possible.

A pill used for breast cancer has been shown to help treat certain early-stage, hard-to-treat cases. It was studied in patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.

17-year-old Kieran Moise is heading to the US Air Force Academy in the fall, and decided he wanted to donate his hair to be used for wigs for children battling cancer. In addition to donating 19 inches of hair, he also raised $20,000 for St. Jude.

Americans should start getting screened for colon cancer earlier, at age 45 instead of waiting until they're 50.

National Guard Staff Sgt. Brandon Stafford shaved his head to support his big sister Melissa, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and lost her hair while undergoing chemotherapy. When his fellow soldiers found out, 15 of them decided to shave their heads as well in solidarity.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration convenes Tuesday for the first meeting in a decade to consider clawing back approvals from several cancer drugs that have failed to show they extend or improve life.

Nathan Herber, 6, got a hero's welcome from his fellow classmates after completing his cancer treatments.

When 8-year-old Lilly Bumpus broke the national sales record for Girl Scout cookies, she wanted to use the money to help children battling cancer - like she did herself.

The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used COVID-19 vaccine says the technology behind it will soon be used to fight cancer.

Doctors are working to spread the word that swollen lymph nodes are a normal and expected side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to ease patients’ fears of cancer and avoid unnecessary testing.

A 5-year-old boy was treated to a parade in his town for completing three years of chemotherapy treatments.

A survey found many American adults aren’t keeping up with routine cancer screenings, citing fear of COVID-19 as the reason. But delays in diagnosis could lead to a spike in cancer deaths down the road.

Hayley Arceneaux will become the youngest American in space when SpaceX’s first private flight launches this fall - and the first with a prosthesis.

Billiards legend and Brooklyn native Jeanette Lee, 49, has ovarian cancer.

Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the company said in a statement Tuesday.

Mack Porter's parents first thought their youngest of four children was battling COVID-19, since they tested positive for the virus. Now, the 2-year-old is fighting the battle of his life against lung cancer.

When his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, Anthony Lewis started baking red velvet cakes using his mom's recipe, then sold them to raise money for her treatments. He had no idea it would turn into a full-time career.