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Houston residents Israel Lemus and his wife, Samantha, are not letting a serious medical diagnosis get in the way of their future.

Tech giant Amazon is reportedly partnering with the Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center to develop a cancer vaccine and has already begun recruiting for clinical trials.

Sixteen-year-old Sam Short of Columbus, Ohio, is battling a serious illness but refused to let that stop him from realizing a dream.

A father and a North Carolina state trooper shared a tender moment during a traffic stop in March, and a photo of the scene has touched countless people.

A couple in Locust Grove, Georgia, recently wed to help fulfill their son’s bucket list after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The family of a 6-year-old girl battling cancer recently received $1,000 from high school students who raised funds by collecting change.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), alongside his wife Casey DeSantis, announced $100 million for cancer research in the state.

Breast cancer patients in England will not be able to avail of a life-prolonging drug after the country’s socialised healthcare system deemed it ‘too expensive’.

The socialised healtchare system in England failed to meet its own cancer waiting time target in 98 per cent of areas, analysis has revealed.

An oncology nurse named Tricia Seaman has comforted many patients throughout her career, but one case was different from all the others.

A UPS driver in Albany, New York, is getting a lot of attention after sparking a friendship with a family on his route.

A nine-year-old upstate New York girl battling cancer recently received a surprise visit from a baby kangaroo.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday claimed Republicans want “cancer for our veterans” while giving tax cuts to the rich.

It has been a special month, day, and year for a family in North Carolina who recently celebrated their much-anticipated baby’s arrival.

A ten-year-old girl from upstate New York is making comfort bags for chemotherapy patients in honor of her late grandfather, whom she watched battle pancreatic cancer.

Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), 59, died Thursday after battling kidney cancer, his wife announced on Friday.

Community members in Waco are showing up for a seven-year-old cancer survivor who for the second time, needs their help.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recommended $100 million to the state’s legislature for cancer research, he announced this week after identifying cancer as one of the leading causes of death in the Sunshine State.

A harrowing incident turned out to be something “miraculous,” according to a Beloit, Wisconsin, father named Matt Lundblade.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday announced that his wife, first lady Casey DeSantis, has completed her chemotherapy treatments, noting that they believe she has responded “very well.”

Family members, friends, and neighbors hosted a parade in Westerville, Ohio, recently to brighten the day for a teenage girl battling leukemia.

Members of a Georgia community gathered Thursday night to celebrate a five-year-old boy who recently finished his chemotherapy treatments.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) responded to critics Monday, including potential Democrat gubernatorial challenger Nikki Fried (D), who accused him of being absent when, in reality, he was attending his wife’s cancer treatments during the holiday break.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) potential Democrat gubernatorial challenger Nikki Fried (D), who currently serves as the state’s Agricultural Commissioner, came under fire this week after accusing the governor of going into silence as coronavirus cases increase. However, according to his press secretary, the governor has used this time to be with his wife while she undergoes treatments for breast cancer.

A Secret Santa in east Idaho paid a year’s rent for a man named Phil and his wife Debbie, who is battling cancer.

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), a professional organization of medical physicists “responsible for all things radiation and medicine” in cancer treatment, has put together several racial-, ethnic-, and sexual orientation-based committees to, among other things, “replace gendered pronoun usage with gender-neutral language.”

Up to 5,000 cancer cases a month could be missed in the UK as a result of the government’s vaccination push.

Neighbors in Eldridge, Iowa, gathered recently to show support for a little boy who will receive cancer treatment away from his home during the holiday season.

The National Audit Office has warned that there are between 240,000 and 740,000 “missing” urgent GP doctor referrals for suspected cancer during the pandemic because millions of people have not been able to access healthcare or have avoided doing so.

Nearly half of Americans view COVID as the country’s top health problem, even though the virus was the third leading cause of death in 2020.

A six-year-old girl battling cancer realized her dreams when she received an Honorary Ranger Tab at the Tampa Recruiting Battalion.

A six-year-old Pennsylvania girl is battling a rare form of cancer and her father’s coworkers have come up with a clever way to raise money for her family: “The Fat & Furious Hundred-Yard Dash.”

A Wisconsin teacher with stage four cancer received a touching surprise when her students showed up at the hospital to sing her worship songs.

Kennith Allen Thomas, who has been named the “dancing dad,” is sending positive vibes across the internet with his daily father and son dancing clips.

An analysis of National Health Service (NHS) statistics by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggests that 20,000 cancer cases have gone undiagnosed due to Covid.

Johnson & Johnson is seeking to use bankruptcy as a means to temporarily halt all lawsuits that allege plaintiffs developed cancer as a result of using the company’s baby powder products.