Cancer

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is perhaps the most forthcoming member of the Supreme Court when it comes to telling the public about her many health issues.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is fighting a recurrence of liver cancer but she continues to be able to do her job on the Supreme Court.

New research finds that cancer deaths have dropped more in states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act than in states that did not

After several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, NBC’s Kristen Dahlgren is cancer-free! The NBC News correspondent announced the exciting news on Twitter alongside a photo of herself wearing a protective face mask. “After 8 rounds of chemo and 25 rounds of radiation I AM DONE WITH CANCER TREATMENT!!” she wrote. “No hugs or high 5’s… not even a bell…

A one-of-a-kind cancer treatment is now being offered in Chicago. It all has to do with a small pump that delivers chemotherapy to specific areas of the body. Former Chicago Police Lt. Greg Whitmore was one of Northwestern Medicine’s first patients to use the pump. “I run into people and they don’t even know you’re sick. They’re like, oh...

A one-of-a-kind cancer treatment is now being offered in Chicago. Not only is it saving lives, but it’s also minimizing side effects to almost nothing, thanks to a small pump that delivers chemotherapy to specific areas of the body. NBC 5’s Chris Hush shares the story of a former Chicago police lieutenant’s unwavering fight with colon cancer.

It’s been 16 years since she beat colorectal cancer, but Candace Henley is still emotional about all she endured. “I myself was homeless going through cancer, so I know all too well that financial toxicity can have on your life,” Henley said. “No one saw me. I fell through the cracks. I lost everything and had to claw my way…

Former “Top Chef” Fatima Ali says she has a year to live. The 29-year-old underwent surgery to remove a tumor in January. However, Ali wrote Tuesday in an essay for Bon Appetit that the “cancer cells my doctors believed had vanished are back with a vengeance in my left hip and femur bone.” Ali says her oncologist told her she...

Getting a blood test to screen for cancer in the earliest stages might seem like a pipe dream. But a group of biotech entrepreneurs say they’re close to making it a reality. If Gabriel Otte’s start-up, Freenome, is successful, millions of people could get a blood test to screen for early-stage colorectal cancer. Freenome looks for two major biomarkers...

Life expectancy in the U.S. went up for the first time in four years

Reese Siler, 8, was given a ‘Rainbow Parade’ at Horace Mann Elementary School in Oak Park to mark his return after battling a cancerous brain tumor. Reese, a self-professed “rainbow guy,” is using a wheelchair now and has a long way to go in his recovery, but getting back to school and his normal routine is a big step forward,…

Eight-year-old Reese Siler has been in a life and death battle with a cancerous brain tumor. But he finally got to ring the chemo bell, celebrating the completion of his treatment. (Credit: John Leider)

Reese Siler, 8, was given a ‘Rainbow Parade’ at Horace Mann Elementary School in Oak Park to mark his return after battling a cancerous brain tumor.

The former professor allegedly used $78,000 earmarked for cancer research on personal expenses, such as mortgage payments on his home

4-year-old Tom (Tomaladon) Glackin inspires everyone in his community with his fight against cancer.

Cancer death rates have declined steadily over the past several decades, falling by nearly a third since the early 1990s, according to a report published Wednesday by the American Cancer Society.

Alex Trebek has a message of support for Congressman John Lewis as both fight pancreatic cancer. “We’re starting a new year, and let’s see if we can’t both complete the year as pancreatic cancer survivors,” Trebek said when asked what he would tell Lewis. He noted they’re the same age, 79. The Georgia Democrat and veteran civil rights leader...

As a civil rights activist at 25, John Lewis was beaten so badly his skull was fractured and the TV images from an Alabama bridge in the 1960s forced a nation’s awakening to racial discrimination. As a congressman today at 79, Lewis is facing a foe like none before: advanced pancreatic cancer.

Exercise is linked to a reduced risk of seven types of cancer, and the more physical activity the better, according to a study published Thursday. The study, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, looked at whether meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines had an effect on cancer risk, NBC News reports.

Questions about whether chemicals used to color or straighten hair can cause cancer have swirled for years, according to Today.com. The answers have been inconsistent and inconclusive, but a large new study released on Tuesday had some sobering findings: Women who used permanent hair dye or straighteners, or applied straighteners to others, had a higher risk of developing breast cancer...