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“Just do what’s best for you because it’s really hard being a cancer patient,” he told TODAY.

The Waterbury community is rallying around Jaden Bracey, a 15-year-old Career Academy student battling a rare form of cancer.

Students at Career Academy in Waterbury are raising money to help support Jaden Bracey, a 15-year-old classmate who has been diagnosed with a rare cancer.

Longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek was almost moved to tears after a contestant made a sweet gesture during the final moments of the show Monday night. It happened during an episode of the annual Tournament of Champions. Contestant Dhruv Gaur, who is a student at Brown University, was stumped during the Final Jeopardy question. So instead, he wrote “We love...

A Chester County woman is accused of pretending to have cancer, impersonating a doctor and nurse and even lying about her own father dying in an elaborate scheme to steal thousands of dollars from donors on GoFundMe and Facebook.

One family experienced first-hand a problem that doctors say is too common and worsening: shortages of childhood cancer drugs. Doctors, meanwhile, find themselves having to ration life-saving drugs.

Just a couple of months after Jade Devis found out she was pregnant, a protruding bump appeared on her chest. It was the beginning of an ordeal that forced the first-time mom and her developing fetus to undergo chemotherapy together after Devis was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. She did three rounds before giving birth to her son Bradley in...

A critical drug that treats most childhood cancers is back-ordered, and doctors in Connecticut are concerned about how it may affect the hundreds of children in the state undergoing treatment.

There is a nationwide shortage of a drug used to treat most childhood cancers.

A Pennsylvania teacher who fought laryngeal cancer for two years penned an obituary before her death last month urging people to enjoy life and “let go of the insignificant things.” Ashley Ann Kuzma, of Beaver County, died Sept. 22 at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, according to her online obituary. The 32-year-old wrote the obituary to help “make the transition easier...

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says he’s had a setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy again.

When a Princeton mom posted photos of her 4-year old son getting sick after chemo as his 5-year old sister rubbed his back, she expected backlash for the raw photos. Instead, they’ve been shared more than 39,000 times.

Duane “Dog” Chapman has had a difficult past year. But following in his wife’s example, he presses on. His wife, Beth Chapman, passed away in June in Hawaii after fighting lung cancer. Their new television series, “Dog’s Most Wanted,” airs on Sept. 4 on WGN America. It will not only follow their bounty hunter chronicles as they search for convicts,...

Alex Trebek isn’t slowing down. The iconic “Jeopardy!” host is back at work following intense chemotherapy and announced the happy news in a behind-the-scenes video message to fans. Trebek shared hope for Season 36 of the long-running game show, along with gratitude to be able to continue doing what he loves, and proved his sense of humor remained intact throughout...

Alex Trebek has returned to the set of “Jeopardy” to begin filming season 36 after completing a bout of chemotherapy.

When Charlie Johnson found out she had to go through chemotherapy and would lose her hair, she decided to make her cancer battle beautiful.

From hemp-based sports drinks to cocktails that get you high, science has finally cracked the code to making cannabis beverages that don’t taste awful

Jaime Krasnitski was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. Now in remission, she and her family ride in Closer to Free for a simple reason – because they can.

Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed by the apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelson Mandela, died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66.

Thousands are gathered to mourn a former New York City police detective who spent his dying days pleading with Congress to extend benefits for his fellow 9/11 first responders at a funeral service in Queens Wednesday.