Posey, Vitale Beg For Child Cancer Research Funds
Flanked by San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey, famed college basketball commentator Dick Vitale issued an emotional plea Tuesday for funding to battle childhood cancer.
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Flanked by San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey, famed college basketball commentator Dick Vitale issued an emotional plea Tuesday for funding to battle childhood cancer.
The Stand Up to Cancer telethon raised significant money to fund scientific dream teams so they can bring innovative treatments more quickly to cancer patients, including a Bay Area man whose hope has been renewed.
Firefighters' rates of PTSD are not unlike those of combat veterans, according to new research.
Carolina Panthers special teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven has decided to step down from his position and move into an advisory role with the team while continuing his battle with prostate cancer.
The 88-year-old former James Bond actor says on social media and his official website that Knudsen died at age 47 Monday following a battle with cancer....
Famous for playing Jamaican psychic Miss Cleo, claiming to know callers' futures in ubiquitous TV infomercials and commercials has died of cancer...
Doherty posted several pictures on Instagram on Tuesday night showing her in various stages of cutting off her hair...
Some African-American public health leaders say too many Black people are dying from tobacco-related diseases, and feel that not much attention has been paid to the issue.
PepsiCo is putting aspartame back in some of its diet beverages less than a year after pulling the artificial sweetener as part of a marketing move over safety concerns.
PepsiCo is creating a new diet beverage for fans of aspartame less than a year after pulling the artificial sweetener over safety concerns.
Two of the main "Avengers" have assembled to lift the spirits of a teenage fan with leukemia...
A longtime East Bay politician announced Thursday that he has been battling a chronic form of leukemia.
In a potential game-changer in the fight against cancer, the top minds in the field are coming together for a first-of-its-kind collaboration, with the help of Bay Area tech billionaire Sean Parker.
Lewellyn starred in Bravo's "Blood, Sweat & Heels" reality series, died Friday of a rare form of cancer. She was 36...
Drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc. has halted several patient studies of its cancer drug, Zydelig, because of increased risk of death and serious side effects.
UCSF and UC San Diego researchers have launched a cancer cell map initiative to bridge gaps in the medical field.
"My wife's greatest dream came true today. She is in Heaven." Joey's husband Rory wrote on their blog...
Stephen Curry's pregame routine had a special addition Wednesday, one that gave a 4-year-old boy an unforgettable thrill.
UCLA researchers have come up with a way to test for cancer that takes about ten minutes, and costs less than twenty dollars.
Dion's rep confirmed the death...
British actor Alan Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain in the "Harry Potter" saga and other films, has died. He was 69....
David Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades with hits like "Fame," ''Heroes" and "Let's Dance," died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 69.
Cancer is becoming the No. 1 killer in more and more states including California as deaths from heart disease have declined, new health statistics show.
"I am beyond Blessed for everyone's help and support!!! Thank you!!! Happy holidays!!" - Taylor Swift
Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of a life-saving drug, is in custody following a securities probe.
