Due to a public indifference for the current health warning labels on tobacco products the Canadian government has begun a push for larger and more graphic warning labels. These new labels will be much larger, encompassing 75 percent of the products cover. Extremely graphic pictures will accompany these new labels. These photographs will consist of various images pertaining to the severe heath risks... 

Betty Fox, best known for continuing the crusade her son passed away last week at age 73. Terry Fox, Betty’s son, was diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of 18. After having lost one leg to the disease, he began a crusade to raise awareness and money to help fund cancer research by running over 5,000 kilometres in a marathon event that was to go cross country. He called the event “Marathon... 

Fewer people smoke thanks to smoking cessation programs and tobacco use education, but smoking still kills a half a million Americans each year, according to a report in the Journal of Epidemiology. The study tracked smokers from 2002 to 2006 and found that 291,000 men and 229,000 women died each year from smoking related illnesses. Those numbers were higher than expected, especially for women,... 

While the link between indoor tanning beds, and their UV radiation rays, has been directly linked to causing an increase in skin cancer, many people do not seem to be swayed by the risks. According to a recent study, as many as 18% of women and 6% of men say that they still use tanning beds even though they are fully aware of the potential risks of use. The study was completed by several researchers... 

Aretha Franklin is battling pancreatic cancer. After undergoing a successful surgery last Thursday the news has finally come out that the 68 year-old has been diagnosed with cancer. The surgery was a success says Franklin “The surgery was highly successful. God is still in control. I had superb doctors and nurses whom were blessed by all the prayers of the city and the country. God bless you... 

Sixty-one year old Elizabeth Edwards, wife to estranged husband and former Presidential hopeful John Edwards, was informed that further treatment for her cancer would be unproductive. After being hospitalized briefly, and given treatment at that time, Edwards‘ doctors have told her that she may only have a few months left to live. Edwards has been battling cancer since 2004 and has shared her... 

Michael Douglas reportedly stated that the cancer came from the stress of their young children, according the site Female First, on Friday. The actor of 65 years suffers from a tumor at the base of the tongue and is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. Also according to the site, Douglas did not try to hide at any moment the sick child with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dylan, 10, and Carys, 7. He was also... 

71 year-old Jackie Burroughs passed away Wednesday afternoon from gastric cancer. Burroughs was surrounded by her family and close friends in her home in Toronto at the time of her passing. Burroughs received 10 nominations and seven awards during her career including three when she was on the 6-year run of Road to Avonlea’s as the eccentric Aunt Hetty. Burroughs also has won an Earle Grey Award... 

New genetic variants associated with risk of developing cancer of the ovary were found in five regions of the genome, according to two studies published Sunday online by Nature Genetics. Ovarian cancer is relatively rare (this is the fifth most common female cancer in industrialized countries), but it is often a serious cancer because it develops insidiously without warning. The diagnosis is often... 

News coming out of the World Health Organization is that unfortunately, by 2030 cancer deaths will rise by more than double. According to recent studies, more than 13 million deaths occur worldwide, and nearly 21 million are diagnosed annually. In contrast, in 2008 there were roughly 12 million new cases of cancer diagnosed, and upwards of 7.6 million deaths due to cancer according to GLOBOCAN 2008,...