One of my late wife's last requests was that I continue retelling her story. She wanted to encourage smokers to rise above the insidious addiction that eventually took her life. ...more

December 21, 2007

Rep. Julia Carson, who rose from a childhood of poverty and segregation to become the first black and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, died Saturday. She was 69. ...more

December 16, 2007

Jamie Bertomeu decided she didn't want toys for her 9th birthday. She wanted to do something to help fight cancer, a disease her mother, Cindy, has been fighting for years. ...more

November 21, 2007

The Food and Drug Administration called on physicians Thursday to warn cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy that certain anti-anemia drugs led to tumor growth and decreased survival in some patients. ...more

November 9, 2007

Good news on the cancer front: Death rates are dropping faster than ever, thanks to new progress against colorectal cancer. ...more

October 15, 2007