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Sisters Mourning Mother's Death Kicked Out of Mall for Wearing Anti-Cancer Hats

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:08 +0000

It may sound crazy, but showing just how much they despise cancer got three sisters booted from a mall. Zakia Clark and Tasha Clark were at the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania last weekend with their other sister, shopping for dresses to wear to their mother’s funeral after she passed away from breast cancer. [...]

Teen Who Died of Cancer Gives the World a Heartbreaking Gift

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:28 +0000

Zach Sobiech is singing with the angels now. Zach died Monday at the age of 18 after a battle with cancer, but he left behind more than just memories for those who knew him. After learning that he only had a few months to live, Zach decided to write music as a way to say [...]

Dad With Terminal Brain Cancer Wins Marathon While Pushing Daughter in Stroller

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:26:05 +0000

Iram Leon isn’t going to let a little thing like cancer slow him down. In the latest story about the power of the human spirit on display at a marathon, the 32-year-old man battling terminal brain cancer finished first in the Gusher Marathon in Beaumont, Texas earlier this month, while pushing his six-year-old daughter the [...]

Indianapolis Colts Shave Heads to Honor Cancer Stricken Coach

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:45:02 +0000

It's been quite a season for the Indianapolis Colts. Led by rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, they find themselves 5 and 3, a surprising improvement from last year when they were among the league's worst teams.

The Colts have been quick to credit their first year head coach Chuck Pagano for setting the tone for their turnaround. But Pagano has actually been absent from the team since September, when he was diagnosed with leukemia.

Eric McLean's Emotional Final Video [VIDEO]

Trey — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:32:19 +0000

For more than ten years Eric McLean has been fighting Leukemia and recently his doctors told him there is nothing more they can do. Watch his emotional farewell video.Eric is only 28 years-old and just recently married Cari just last year. In the video, Eric explains to his friends and family that his doctors can [...]

Woman Makes Santa's Naughty List for Falsely Claiming She Had Cancer [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:48:18 +0000

If anyone is going to get a lumps of coal in his or her stocking this year, it’s Martha Nicholas. The Virginian woman was arrested Wednesday for bilking kind-hearted people out of money by falsely claiming she had cancer. Nicholas, 42, duped even her husband and children along the way, claimed she was a four-time cancer patient and participated in multiple cancer fundraisers

Should Nuns Be Offered the Pill to Reduce Cancer Risks? — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:11:23 +0000

If you were going to choose a segment of society least likely to need birth control pills, no one could fault you for putting nuns at the top of the list. Researchers, however, say the notoriously contraceptive-averse Catholic Church should make the pills available to those women to reduce their risk of cancer.

Mom with Cancer Dies to Save Unborn Baby [VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:33:46 +0000

A selfless mother has died to save her unborn baby.

The woman was diagnosed with a life-threatening form of cancer and refused chemotherapy so that her child could be born, even though it meant she would die.

Actors Stand Up 2 Cancer in Funny Send-Up of 'Star Wars' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:44:35 +0000

The celeb-driven Stand Up 2 Cancer initiative may have just gotten the best promo in the galaxy — and in those far, far away. A whole slew of actors — including Aziz Ansari, Zach Galifianakis, Bill Hader, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, Jaime King, Seth Rogen, Andy Samberg, Emma Stone and, of course, Samuel L. Jackson, [...]

Cell Phones May Cause Cancer, Says New Study

Steve Kelly — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:01:45 +0000

According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer the radiation in cell phones may cause cancer.

The group came to this conclusion after analyzing 30 previous studies which had explored the link between cell phones and cancer.

As a result of this finding, cell phones have now been given a "2 B" cl