Cancer

Music & Culture

Toby Keith, one of country music's biggest stars, dies at 62

5:35pm February 06, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Keith announced on social media in 2022 that he had been having chemotherapy and radiation treatments for stomach cancer. He is behind such hits as "Red Solo Cup" and "Beer For My Horses."

Rep. Shontel Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, is calling on the FDA to do further investigations into hair straightening products that contain chemicals flagged for health risks.

FDA move to ban formaldehyde in hair straighteners called too little, too late

9:28am February 06, 2024

by Ronnie Cohen

The FDA will soon move to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products. It's more than a decade after research raised alarms about health risks and other worrying chemicals remain in the products.

A bar chart showing that women in lower-income countries are less likely to get breast cancer but far more likely to die from it.

The breast cancer burden in lower income countries is even worse than we thought

2:46pm February 01, 2024

by Nurith Aizenman

The World Health Organization has just released the latest worldwide statistics of the global burden of cancer. Here are five takeaways from WHO's top expert on cancer.

Health & Safety

Michael Strahan reveals his daughter's cancer diagnosis on 'Good Morning America'

6:21am January 12, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Isabella Strahan, 19, began experiencing severe headaches, nausea and the inability to walk straight. Her MRI results showed a four-centimeter tumor, and she was diagnosed with medulloblastoma.

Older adults who are in Medicare Advantage and are dissatisfied with their plans can make a switch until March 31.

Health & Safety

Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans

6:05pm January 03, 2024

by Sarah Jane Tribble

As enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well the insurance works, including from those who say they have become trapped in the private plans as their health declines.

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Members of the Bengaluru Solidarity Group in Support of the Bhopal Struggle take part in a candlelight vigil to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bangalore on December 2, 2014.

The world's worst industrial disaster harmed people even before they were born

9:28am November 22, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

The 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, India, killed thousands. New research finds babies born to mothers who were pregnant at the time have suffered long-term impacts worse than those directly exposed.

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A doctor assesses a radio surgery treatment plan for a patient with lung cancer, using a 4D CAT scan. Lung cancer survival rates have increased lately.

Health & Safety

Lung cancer survival rates rise, but low screening rates leave many people at risk

5:12am November 14, 2023

A new survey finds more people are surviving lung cancer and racial disparities are shrinking. But unless it's caught early, lung cancer still has a low survival rate.

Jeremy Nottingham (bottom right) sits for a family photo with his parents, Junius and Sharon, and sister Briana.

Testing your genes for cancer risk is way cheaper now — and it could save your life

1:18pm August 02, 2023

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Millions of people in the U.S. have a genetic variant that raises their risk of cancer. Genetic testing can help people find cancer earlier and seek treatment. But many patients aren't offered it.

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A doctor leaves a lasting impression on a woman caring for her dying mom

5:00am July 27, 2023

When her mother was struggling with late-stage cancer, Julia had a conversation with a doctor that made her feel heard.

Grammy Award-winning musicians Marcy Marxer and Cathy Fink sing about the unexpected humor they encountered during Marxer's seven-year fight with breast cancer in the concert film, All Wigged Out.

'All Wigged Out' is about fighting cancer with humor and humanity

6:54am May 29, 2023

by Barry Gordemer

The movie follows partners in music and life as they battle through breast cancer — while holding onto their sense of the comically absurd

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