Cancer

Shannen Doherty, who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2019, shared her cancer has since spread to her bones.

Maria Menounous recalled how she predicted something was wrong with her pancreas on her podcast months before her cancer diagnosis.

A week ahead of Halloween, the New England Patriots threw a party at Gillette Stadium for pediatric cancer patients.

Georgetown women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. The 41-year-old coach was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in 2021. She stepped away from coaching Georgetown last month. Georgetown athletic director Lee Reed announced Butts’ death on Monday. Her diagnosis inspired the Tasha Tough campaign which has brought awareness and raised money to...

Olivia Franz knew she didn’t have mastitis when the skin on her breast resembled orange peel. She felt stunned she had stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer.

“When was the last time you took care of yourself?” is the question First lady Jill Biden poses in the new public service announcement.

Jill Biden is urging women to talk to their doctors about getting mammograms or other cancer screenings during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The New England Patriots hosted a group of cancer survivors for a day of pampering Tuesday.

For Breast Cancer Awareness month, Martina Navratilova urges women to be diligent about preventive care and cancer screenings after battling two forms of cancer at the same time earlier this year.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova sat down with NBC Local Sports Reporter, Julia Elbaba, to talk about her cancer diagnosis and her work as a cancer advocate.

At the People’s Choice Country Awards, Country Icon Recipient Toby Keith detailed the ups and downs of his cancer journey.

Leah Ellis is the winner of Love Your Melon’s 2023 “Build Your Own Beanie” contest to support children battling cancer. Leah and her family join us in the studio to tell us about her design, what the experience has been like, and the impact these beanies will have.

Pediatric cancer doctors are sounding the alarm about a growing shortage of chemotherapy drugs for children.

After developing an anemia rash, Sandra Gutierrez had a blood test and learned shocking news: She had leukemia. She has to stay in Crete, Greece, for care.

A middle school teacher from Libertyville is speaking out about her ovarian cancer diagnosis at age 36 to help inform other young women about what symptoms to look out for.

Firefighters around the country are concerned that gear laced with PFAS, a group of toxic industrial compounds, could be one reason why cancer rates among their ranks are rising.

Federal research linking “forever chemicals” to testicular cancer confirms what U.S. military personnel long suspected. But as they seek testing for PFAS exposure, many wonder what to do with the results. There’s no medical treatment yet.

“Parrotheads” and casual fans of Caribbean living mourned the death of “Margaritaville” singer Jimmy Buffett over the weekend, who died at the age of 76 after a years-long battle with a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer on Friday.

Former Olympian and South African Paddler Oscar Chalupsky visits us at the Hub Today to talk about his new book: “No Retreat, No Surrender.” He chats with Hannah about how the book chronicles his story as an athlete and his battle with cancer.

At 8 months pregnant, Kelly Spill became constipated and had blood in her stool. Doctors thought her pregnancy caused hemorrhoids. It was stage 3 colon cancer