Cancer

Kathy Griffin has revealed that she is undergoing surgery for lung cancer and her doctors are optimistic she “should be up and running around as usual in a month or less.”

The newest research, reported Monday, shows lung cancer patients who stopped smoking gained nearly two years of life compared to those who continued to smoke.

A Maine man says he was “speechless” after he received the 2001 high school class ring of his daughter, who lost her life to cancer five years ago at age 32

Disturbing news arrived on Wednesday from Blink-182 — arguably the biggest band to ever come out of San Diego County — when founding member Mark Hoppus tweeted out that he has cancer.

Jeri Davis didn’t let cancer get the best of her. With courage she’s finding a way to make chemotherapy more bearable while helping a lot of other patients as well. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Veteran CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour told viewers Monday that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer

A breast cancer diagnosis and thoughts that she might not survive put high jumper Chaunté Lowe in a mindset to appreciate the good things in life – like family and faith. Lowe speaks about empowering women to take charge of their health.

Nathan Adrian is a role model… and it has absolutely nothing to do with his Gold medal-winning performances as an Olympian. But rather Adrian is being rightly being praised for drawing attention to a devastating disease most men would rather not discuss out loud — testicular cancer.

Watch a video preview of episode 1 of the new sports podcast My New Favorite Olympian with Nathan Adrian. Subscribe and listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app.

In Episode 1 of the new sports podcast “My New Favorite Olympian,” we interview 2020 US Olympic swimmer Nathan Adrian about how he overcame cancer.

Watch 2020 Olympic Swimmer Nathan Adrian discuss his cancer battle in this full video interview from episode 1 of My New Favorite Olympian podcast.

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

A federal appeals court has upheld a $25 million award against agribusiness giant Monsanto in a lawsuit that alleged a California man developed cancer from exposure to its Roundup weed killer

Parking at some prestigious cancer centers can run into hundreds of dollars. The overlooked cost is finally drawing scrutiny from hospital administrators.

A 14-year-old boy from the Chicago suburbs is hoping to receive some letters and emails of encouragement as he battles a rare form of cancer.

A 14-year-old boy from the Chicago suburbs is hoping to receive some letters and emails of encouragement as he battles a rare form of cancer. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Nashville’s Jackie Lee teamed up with Movember to spread awareness of testicular cancer, something he feels men are reluctant to talk about.

Felix Silla, who starred as the hairy Cousin Itt on “The Addams Family” and a robot on “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” has died.

In a social media post, actor Damian Lewis confirmed his wife, “Harry Potter” actor Helen McCrory, had passed away peacefully at home.