Former Houston Star Ted Luckenbill Dies At 72
Former University of Houston basketball star Ted Luckenbill, who played in Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, has died of cancer at the age of 72.
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Former University of Houston basketball star Ted Luckenbill, who played in Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, has died of cancer at the age of 72.
When his son was diagnosed with cancer, Dameon Burcie's fellow Dallas firefighters decided to do something to cheer up the family. They organized photos with the boy's name and a message.
The number of cancer survivors living in the U.S. is expected to surge by one-third come 2022, with about 18 million people expected to survive the disease.
Jennifer Love Hewitt's mother, Patricia, died on Tuesday from complications related to cancer, a rep for actress confirmed in a statement. She was 67 years old.
When tough times hit, everyone has a unique way of pushing through the hurt. But at one Plano church, members are turning to their faith and each other for some growing support.
Plano is hosting its 22nd annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday, and breast cancer survivor Britainy Goss shared her story with CBS 11 News on Friday morning.
Keller was farm director of the expansion Washington Senators from 1961-62 and 1965-71, then held the same role from 1972-78 after the team moved to Texas and became the Rangers.
California is one of only a few states that has not hiked its cigarette taxes in the last decade. Now Texan Lance Armstrong is championing a $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products to fund cancer research.
Taking common painkillers such as aspirin or ibuprofen may dramatically reduce a person's chances of developing skin cancer, a new study found.
Sleep apnea is a problem that goes well beyond annoying your partner with loud snoring. Now, a new study finds it can make a person five times more likely to die from cancer.
Students at South Grand Prairie High School have worked for months collecting donations for a classmate who has cancer, and a passion for his 1977 Ford truck.
Mother's Day can be tough for Andrea Betts. "It's hard because I want to be a mother, but I can't be yet," she said.
According to experts, a man or woman with a particularly harmful gene mutation can have a 50 percent to 80 percent chance of getting breast cancer.
The kids and staff at Seattle Children's Hospital are proving that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, with a little help from North Texas native Kelly Clarkson.
About 85 people took part in the event, which raised nearly $10,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Organizers of Race for the Cure events -- runs and walks that account for large fundraising -- have seen participation drop by as much as 30 percent.
Parkland says it treats more than 2,000 cancer cases each year.
A North Texas reverend helps raise awareness about men suffering from breast cancer with story about the disease.
Studies show that relaxed breathing can actually help dozens of medical conditions -- from stress to asthma -- if you know how to do it correctly.
A child's trip to school rarely makes news. But few of those trips are as special as the one 6-year-old Libby Serber made Tuesday to her Frisco Elementary School.
Some doctors believe that Americans would be healthier if we ate the way that they do in India, where certain types of cancer are almost nonexistent.
Does hope for cancer treatment lie in new drugs? Not necessarily, as new research shows that a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, metformin, may help fight cancer.
A new study found that melanomia, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is on the rise, especially in young women ages 18 to 39.
A FDA scientific advisory panel says dissolvable tobacco products could reduce health risks compared with smoking cigarettes but also have the potential to increase the overall number of tobacco users.
Many doctors recommend that patients take a daily dose of aspirin to reduce their risk for a future heart attack or stroke. Now three new studies suggest taking the cheap powdery pill every day can also reduce a person's risk for cancer, or prevent the disease from getting worse in patients who already have it.
