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Former Olympic and undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier is severely ill with liver cancer. He is in a very painful and serious situation, his manager Leslie Wolff announced Saturday.

The Jarrow march has become extremely relevant to new generation of Britons.

A genetically engineered smallpox vaccine reduced the risk of death for patients with advanced liver cancer by nearly 60 percent in a mid-stage study, prompting the launch of a later-stage trial.

At the American Institute of Cancer research (AICR) Annual Conference on Food, Nutrition and Physical activity, Washington experts presented a paper which shows the impact of physical activity on breast cancer. The paper suggests that a brisk walk can help reduce several key biological indicators of cancer risks such as sex hormone levels, inflammation and body fatness. The press release suggests that up to 40000 cases of breast cancer and 43000 cases of colon cancer in U.S are linked with lack ...

Legendary singer Andy Williams, who is best known for his hits Moon River and Can't Take My Eye Off You, has been diagnosed with bladder cancer.

Pale-faced but smiling, the crew of a long-duration isolation study emerged bleary-eyed to daylight and applause Friday after 520 days locked away in windowless, cramped cells to simulate the length of a journey to Mars.

Addiction treatment would improve patient safety, researchers noted in survey.

A group of Medicare patients and their families sued the Obama administration on Thursday, saying they were deprived of coverage by the government health plan because of a policy that allows hospitals to avoid admitting elderly people with chronic ailments as inpatients.

Americans in the past year got access to 24 new medicines before they became available anywhere else, U.S. drug regulators said.

The biography of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs has sold 379,000 copies in the United States in its first week.

Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. healthcare giant, Thursday denied reports that its baby shampoo products contained cancer-causing chemicals.

Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs leapt to the top of bestseller lists in its first week in book stores, flying off shelves to the tune of 379,000 copies, according to Nielsen's BookScan.

Porky's actor Wyatt Knight, who starred as bad boy Tommy Turner, died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer treatments.

American Actor Leonard Stone passed away from cancer on Wednesday at 87, just two days before his 88th birthday. Stone has an extensive list of credits, playing supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films, but he was best known as Violet's father, Sam Beauregarde, in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Researchers discover that the skin sees UV light.

Runners from around the globe have been taking part in the New York City Marathon for nearly 40 years. However, they each have their own motivation and drive to finish the race

U.S. federal drug regulators approved 35 drugs in fiscal 2011, a near decade record only beat in 2009, according to a report released Thursday.

Look for the faces of Christy Turlington, Mario Lopez and more in this year's marathon.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Medivation, Qualcomm, THQ, Qiagen, and Tesla Motors. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Dendreon, WebMD Health, Gentiva Health Services, Encore Capital Group, Fushi Copperweld, and Savient Pharmaceuticals.

Ethan Zohn has revealed that cancer has returned in his chest after 20 months in remission.

Johnson & Johnson is the target of new analysis from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, which released a second report detailing two cancer-causing chemicals found in Johnson & Johnson's popular baby shampoo.