CANCER

Valerie Harper revealed she has terminal brain cancer in an interview with People.

The highest cancer mortality rates were found in Uruguay, Barbados, Peru, Argentina and Chile.

President Hugo Chavez's breathing problems have worsened and he is suffering from a new, severe respiratory infection, Venezuela said on Monday.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been “battling for his life” after returning home from Cuba, the vice president said on Thursday.

Debi Austin, anti-smoking advocate, passed away at the age of 62. Austin starred in the famous "Voicebox" ad where she smoked a cigarette through a hole in her throat.

Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop died in New Hampshire Monday at the age of 96. Dr. Koop used his office to raise AIDS awareness in America in the early days of the plague when few spoke out and as a platform for to combat smoking.

Sunlamps raise cancer risks, but some U.S. states don't have age restrictions on tanning salons.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering complications caused by a lung infection he contracted in Cuba following cancer surgery.

A British man suffering with cancer is suing Salisbury District after they removed his healthy testicle during surgery.

Ireland Lane, an 11-year-old cancer survivor, caught on fire suddenly at an Oregon hospital and will now celebrate her 12th birthday at a burn center.

Hugo Chavez returned from Cuba 10 weeks after undergoing a fourth operation related to his undisclosed form of cancer.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is undergoing "complex" alternative treatments more than two months after his cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said Wednesday.

One of the ingredients in beer that gives it a bitter tang could be the key to new medicines.

The last known member of the species died in a zoo in Hobart, Tasmania, in September 1936.

Research suggest that there may be some therapeutic benefits to snake venom, but don't try milking one at home just yet.

Dr. Oz, on the January 3 episode of his television show, discussed the miracle that is red palm oil. Despite the dubious medical claims, conservation groups are also voicing their concern of Dr. Oz’s recommendation of the supposed diet miracle.

Four-stranded DNA structures have been seen in the test tube but never before in the natural life of a human cell, until now.

About 12,000 women in the U.S. are prone to cervical cancer each year. Though it was a second leading cause of death in American women years ago, today it is identified as preventable if detected early.

Lance Armstrong may have just attracted millions of television viewers to his confessional interview with Oprah Winfrey on her eponymous Oprah Winfrey Network, but can he get audiences into theaters to watch his life story?

Researchers found that three of four apps touted as skin cancer diagnostic tools are dangerously inaccurate.

Venezuela and Cuba's longtime political and economic alliance could change if Chavez prematurely leaves office.