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A 31-year-old mom says doctors dismissed her severe pain as a gallbladder issue. Later, tests showed she had stage 4 cancer.
Casey Ward says she begged doctors to operate, but they wouldn't because she was pregnant. After bi…
Anna Medaris
What to know about inflammatory breast cancer - the aggressive cancer that mainly affects younger women
Inflammatory breast cancer is an aggressive form of cancer that doesn't usually come with a lump an…
Rebecca Strong,Lauren Demosth…
Getting the HPV vaccine and regular testing can help protect you from high-risk HPV strains that cause cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is very common, but many women don't know it can cause cervical cancer. …
Devon Firestone
What 'abortion pills' are also used for, from suicide prevention to stomach ulcers
Mifepristone and misoprostol have uses beyond abortion. Experts say they need to remain available f…
Anna Medaris
A woman thought her canker sore was an odd symptom of COVID-19, but it turned out to be stage 4 tongue cancer
Katie Drablos, 35, told the TODAY show that she ignored a sore on her tongue for months before she …
Andrea Michelson
Cancer-causing chemical detected in Banana Boat sunscreen leads to voluntary recall of several batches
An internal review found trace amounts of benzene — the same carcinogen found in sunscreen last yea…
Andrea Michelson
What happens if you skip your oral hygiene?
However, people all over the world aren’t brushing enough and as a result, nearly 10% of those…
Ellen Pompeo said she's 'terrified' to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' with her daughter because Izzie 'had oral sex with a ghost'
"Listen, there's one scene, for sure, where a character — not me — had sex with a ghost," Ellen Pom…
Esme Mazzeo
What causes vocal polyps, the condition Fauci had surgery for
Dr. Anthony Fauci underwent surgery Thursday to remove a vocal polyp, a non-cancerous vocal cord gr…
Anna Medaris Miller
A woman was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer after doctors sent her home with cough syrup
Alix Burnard, 29, said she was so sick that she couldn't leave the house without a cup to catch her…
Andrea Michelson
Why cancer-causing HPV in men can be so difficult to recognize and treat
There are no guidelines for HPV testing in men making it very difficult to diagnose unless that per…
Adam Barnes,S. Adam Ramin
Doctors dismissed a woman's back pain as pregnancy-related, but she really had stage 4 cancer, her family says
A London mom was in such pain she sometimes couldn't leave her bed. Two weeks postpartum, she was d…
Anna Medaris
A man's cancer vanished after he was injected with a weakened herpes virus in a promising clinical trial
The 39-year-old patient told the BBC that he was preparing for the end of his life when he learned …
Andrea Michelson
An Iowa teen was arrested after sharing a fake cancer journey on social media to steal $37,000 through a GoFundMe campaign, said police
A subsequent search of Russo's residence apparently turned up an IV pole with a feeding pump as wel…
Geoff Weiss,Charissa Cheong
World Cancer Day — Ten warnings signs that could indicate an unnatural growth of cells
India has recorded a 333 per cent increase in online consultations with oncologists between Janu…
A 26-year-old with headaches who was getting confused at school thought she was stressed. She had incurable brain cancer.
Sunny Thukral thought the pressure to perform at veterinary school, her grandfather's death, and a …
Anna Medaris
What to know about nitrosamine, the cancer-causing ingredient behind Pfizer's recent drug recalls
Several recent investigations have prompted the recall of prescription drugs contaminated with nitr…
Andrea Michelson
7 steps to prevent cancer in women and what annual screenings could save your life
To help prevent cancer live a healthy lifestyle but also be sure to schedule yearly screenings for …
Katie Walsh,Jack Jacoub
A young woman was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer and told she had a year left to live. She found a doctor who would take on a risky surgery to save her life.
Raquel Doke, 28, was diagnosed with a rare adrenal cancer that's tricky to remove. She went from st…
Andrea Michelson
A 27-year-old woman thought her mouth ulcer was stress-related. It turned out to be cancer, and she needed half her tongue removed.
Doctors told Charlotte Webster-Salter, 27, that her tongue ulcers were due to stress and incoming w…