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The rising incidence of throat cancer, also referred to as cancer of the esophagus or esophageal adenocarcinoma, may be related to Americans' increasing intake of total and refined carbohydrates and subsequent rise in obesity rates.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to become hooked on tobacco, causing them to smoke more cigarettes, making it harder to quit and leading more often to deadly lung cancer.

Dad Allowed to Take Leave From Prison to See His Dying Little Girl, A 10-year-old Nebraska girl with terminal brain cancer had a simple last wish: to have her dad by her side as she lay on her death bed. Seemingly against all odds, it came true.

Temporary starvation may strengthen cancer patients against the ravages of chemotherapy, allowing higher doses to be used with safety, a ground-breaking study has shown.

A researcher who hopes to design new cancer drugs based on the DNA missing from tumor cells has won a $1 million prize aimed to encourage innovative new cancer treatments.

Eating just one sausage or three slices of bacon a day, about 1.8 ounces, may increase the risk of bowel cancer by a fifth, a health organization has warned.

The nation's largest cigarette maker has paid for scientific research at four Massachusetts universities since 2000, a practice that critics of the tobacco industry liken to the Mafia underwriting crime fighting.

Since our bodies are mostly water, we need to keep in good water balance to avoid getting dehydrated. Drinking water can help us stay in good fluid balance.

Hi! I'm back again to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society's and the University of Southern California's Relay for Life....