Study Estimates 15K Cancer Cases Could Stem From Chemicals In California Tap Water
A new study finds that drinking tap water in California over the course of a lifetime could increase the risk of cancer.
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A new study finds that drinking tap water in California over the course of a lifetime could increase the risk of cancer.
Eating even a moderate amount of red or processed meat is linked with an increased risk of colorectal (bowel) cancer, according to a new study published Wednesday.
Lawyers at the Cochran Law Firm said Thursday said they're investigating a link between cancer-causing chemicals used at the former Nestle decaffeination plant near the school site, and the high rate of cancer in the area, but they're not ruling out the cell tower, or some combination of the two.
He's so full of energy and joy, it's hard to believe the 13-year-old Yuba City native is just a few months removed from his last chemotherapy treatment.
A jury ordered Chevron Corp. to pay the families of two brothers a combined $21.4 million after they claimed the men's exposure to a toxic chemical while working at a company plant caused the cancer that killed them.
Nevada County Consolidated Fire just bought two of the decontamination units from a Canadian company.
A Citrus Heights man was diagnosed with some serious conditions and was scammed out of $32,000.
The nation's cancer death rate dropped a whopping 27 percent during the last quarter century, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society.
The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery to remove two malignant growths from her left lung.
Fritz Stark, the 5-year-old boy from Carmichael who's battled B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia for the past 3 years, is now officially cancer-free and done with chemotherapy!
Doctors say a new cancer treatment called CAR T-cell Therapy is showing some very promising results, especially for those suffering from cancers of the blood and organs.
As she's done for the last four years, a young Texas leukemia survivor is spreading cheer to kids who are in the fight for their lives.
Devin Lima, a member of the popular pop group LFO, died Wednesday after battling cancer, his mother told Us Weekly.
An Oregon mom battling terminal cancer is hoping to raise enough money to take her extraordinary family on one last special trip together.
Omar Ali was all smiles after the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society teamed up with Burlington in atoms to surprise him with a shopping spree.
For the last seven weeks, a San Francisco fifth grader has embarked on a physical challenge that most adults wouldn't consider trying, all of his own accord.
Australian superstar Olivia Newton-John has revealed she is again battling cancer, her third diagnosis in three decades, during an interview broadcast on Sunday night.
A Cameron Park father got an unexpected diagnosis and now his six kids are trying to raise $50,000 dollars for treatment…with a lemonade stand.
A team of scientists is claiming that baby poop contains beneficial bacteria that can be turned into a cancer-fighting "cocktail."
Sen. John McCain, who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year, has made the decision to discontinue medical treatment, his family said in a statement on Friday.
Pancreatic cancer is the third-leading cause of death from cancer in the United States, after lung and colorectal cancers
Teachers, staff members, administrators and even lunchroom workers who pay into the Florida retirement system transferred 75 sick days to Goodman.
A dying man has chosen to forgive an alleged pickpocket who spoiled his "trip of a lifetime" in a letter that's receiving global attention.
A new report found glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical that some health authorities link to cancer, in a number of popular breakfast foods and cereals marketed to children.
The study compared the relative survival rates of people diagnosed with cancer between 1990 and 1994 to those diagnosed between 2006 and 2010.
