May 14, 2013
In a poignant op-ed piece for the New York Times, Angelina Jolie made a shocking revelation. The Oscar-Winning mother of six made it known that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy back in February after she was told by her doctors that she carried a “faulty gene” that gave her a roughly 87 percent chance of contracting the deadly disease. More »
September 25, 2012
A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer, potentially altering the fatality of the disease forever. More »
June 15, 2012
Yvette Wilson, who starred in the hit 90′s series “Moesha” and “The Parkers,” died Thursday night (Jun 14) at the age of 48 after losing her battle with cervical cancer. More »
May 4, 2012
Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch — also known by his stage name “MCA” — died Friday morning (May 4) at the age of 47 following a two-year battle with cancer. More »
December 30, 2011
From the Associated Press (via the Huffington Post):
Jenni Lake gave birth to a baby boy the month before her 18th birthday, though she was not destined to become just another teenage mother. More »
December 13, 2011
A Virginia woman was arrested on misdemeanor charges after police say she faked having cancer as part of a scam to raise money.
Officials said they received an anonymous tip in April that Martha A. More »