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Just a couple of months after Jade Devis found out she was pregnant, a protruding bump appeared on her chest. It was the beginning of an ordeal that forced the first-time mom and her developing fetus to undergo chemotherapy together after Devis was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. She did three rounds before giving birth to her son Bradley in...

Luis Alvarez is fighting to help his fellow 9/11 first responders until his last breath. The retired NYPD detective gave what may be the final interview of his life when he spoke with Fox News from his hospital bed in hospice care on Thursday, reiterating his plea to Congress to ensure that 9/11 first responders keep getting health care. “It’s...

When Valorie Kondos Field arrived to UCLA 37 years ago, she had very little experience in gymnastics.After finishing her last season as coach in March, however, she leaves behind an unforgettable legacy defined by treating her team as people first, then athletes.

When the federal government shut down for what would grow to 35 days, Maryland mother of three Quashawn Latimer was fighting cancer.

When Terry Gallant, 71, of El Cajon received a Stage 4 Lymphoma cancer diagnosis, he had tumors in his body so large that he couldn’t sleep on his side.

A four-year-old Southern California boy battling leukemia at Rady Children’s Hospital was granted one little wish thanks to a charity that believes the best things come in small packages.

Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease, doctors are reporting from a landmark study that used genetic testing to gauge each patient’s risk. The study is the largest ever done of breast cancer treatment, and the results are expected to spare up to 70,000...

Not a dry eye in the house! A boy was cheered on by a tunnel of officers for his last day of chemo treatments Thursday, May 4, 2017.

Many of the powerful drugs used to fight cancer result in hair loss and negatively affect the skin, leaving patients feeling less than their best. That’s where a team of volunteers comes in, to not only restore their appearance, but also their dignity.

Erin Moran’s husband Steve Fleischmann posted a heartfelt note revealing his wife died of an aggressive form of throat cancer.

From college students to TV anchors, everyone’s trying out the latest Internet craze.

Determination took one cancer patient from a hospital bed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and inspired others — including her doctor — to join her.

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A Texas woman is not letting cancer and chemo get her down. Ana-Alecia Ayala, who’s battling a rare form of uterine sarcoma, has joined the viral dance craze — and has a heartwarming message to share.

After 5-year-old Aiden’s friends put a sign on his hospital window asking the citizens of Los Angeles to send him “super powers,” the boy battling cancer has received an outpouring of support in addition to goodies from Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, his family said Wednesday.

Battling a rare form of cancer was already taking a toll on one-year-old Issac Harrison and his family. Now he’s fighting to survive an overdose of chemotherapy his dad says was administered by the Philadelphia hospital where he was diagnosed.

A young mother’s family starts a Wonder Woman 5K after she loses her heroic battle with breast cancer.

After a terminal breast cancer diagnosis, the chance to join a novel clinical trial is giving one local woman the chance to beat it for good.

A Bay Area woman is saying that she deserves to die with dignity as a recent push to allow terminally ill patients the right to control when and how they die gains national momentum.