Cancer

A letter written by experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and MD Anderson Cancer Center advises women to schedule their annual mammograms either before or at least six weeks after getting vaccinated, due to swelling caused by the vaccine that may be mistake as a sign for cancer.

“My birthday’s Monday.  I’m turning 39,” said Amanda Robinson of Madison. What Robinson wants most for her birthday is the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m going to appointments like every day, I’m out being exposed,” she explained. Diagnosed with breast cancer, she started chemotherapy last Thursday and needs the vaccine before her immune system gets too weak. “Her doctors were like,...

People with underlying conditions, those considered high-risk, are no longer next to get the coronavirus vaccine. A cancer survivor and current fighter is wondering why she’s no longer a priority.

Dustin Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit ’90s sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has died at 44 from stage 4 lung cancer.

The actor, known for his role as “Screech” on “Saved by the Bell,” was diagnosed with cancer three weeks ago.

Researchers are reporting another record one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they continue to attribute to success against lung cancer

Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro has died at the age of 81 after a long fight with cancer

Jeff Bridges is keeping his chin up. The actor, who revealed in October that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, took to Instagram Monday to give fans an update on his condition. “Here’s the latest,” he wrote. “Feeling good. Shaved my head. Got a puppy – Monty. Had a Birthday – 71, man,” Bridges, whose birthday is Dec. 4, wrote, along with a…

Stars like Jennifer Aniston and Sofia Vergara are joining St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in its battle against cancer with its Thanks and Giving campaign. Its creator, Marlo Thomas, who is the daughter of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas, stopped by LX News to explain why you should consider giving back in a year that has taken so much.

A study released Monday by investigators from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shows the potential of transforming a commonly used chemotherapy drug into one that kills cancer cells by activating immune cells when it is paired with anti-inflammatory medication.

A 9/11 hero who volunteered, was struck with cancer linked to his time at ground zero and had to prove he was there that day in order to receive 9/11 benefits has passed away after a long and valiant fight with the illness. The NYPD Auxiliary announced Tuesday via its Twitter account that Auxiliary Officer Michael Dorian died, calling him…

Michael Dorian, a 9/11 hero who volunteered, was struck with cancer linked to his time at ground zero and had to proof he was there that day in order to receive 9/11 benefits has passed away.

The teen died on Monday, Nov. 16 after a battle with cancer at the Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, according to The Chicago Tribune.

Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh says he’s had a setback in his fight against advanced lung cancer, NBC News reports.

The first person known to be cured of HIV infection, Timothy Ray Brown, has died

A spokesperson says Trump health appointee Michael Caputo has metastatic head and neck cancer.

A former economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania who beat his wife to death inside their King of Prussia, Pennsylvania home was ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to his daughter.

Washington Football coach Ron Rivera has been diagnosed with a form of skin 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.