What still has asbestos? EPA announces comprehensive ban on carcinogen

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos due to its carcinogenic nature, despite its continued use in some products like chlorine bleach and brake pads, which still pose a threat to public health.

Olivia Munn diagnosed with breast cancer

The 43-year-old actress has been battling the disease since April 2023.

DC singer Cat Janice dies after cancer battle; viral final song dedicated to young son

D.C. musician Cat Janice died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. Her final song, ‘Dance You Outta My Head,’ went viral and charted worldwide after it was released in January.

Cancer diagnoses in the British royal family over the years: 'The great equalizer'

Most recently, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, announced on Jan. 21 that she was diagnosed with skin cancer just a month after receiving breast cancer treatments.

Toby Keith's death: Here's what to know about stomach cancer

Toby Keith’s death has renewed the spotlight on stomach cancer, which is the fifth most common cancer in the world.

A blood test could detect dozens of cancers, but one expert is not recommending it, yet

A promising cancer screening technology, multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests could screen for dozens of cancers in a single blood sample. But the technology has limitations.

North Cobb High seniors brave icy plunge for friend battling cancer

People around the world start the New Year by taking a plunge into chilly water for fun, but a group of high school students in Kennesaw held their own polar plunge to raise money for a friend battling cancer.

Wildfires may release cancer-causing chromium 6, study reveals

A recent study from Stanford University has revealed a concerning connection between wildfires and the release of chromium 6, a known cancer-causing agent.

Comedian Tom Smothers, half of Smothers Brothers duo, dies at 86

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86.

Georgia girl's life inspires $20M gift by Peach Bowl to fund childhood cancer research

A Buford, Georgia 6-year-old continues to leave her mark, 5 years after she dies from complications of AML, a type of leukemia. Anna Charles, who went by "A.C.." Hollis is the inspiration behind the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl LegACy Fund, a 20 million dollar donation to pediatric cancer research at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Merck-Moderna vaccine with Keytruda cuts risk of skin cancer relapse or death by half, data shows

Moderna on Thursday announced that an experimental cancer vaccine it is developing with Merck — when combined with the latter’s Keytruda immunotherapy — has been proven in a clinical trial to cut the risk of recurrence or death from the "most serious form of skin cancer" by half after three years.