cancer
The Checkup: Why You Should Stop Drinking Your Coffee Piping Hot, Stat
• Good news, coffee addicts of the world: Yesterday, the World Health Organization officially took coffee off of its list of possible carcinogens, which it’s been […]
CHOP Doc Gets $1 Million to Further Pediatric Cancer Research
It’s the end of the workweek and we could all use a good, stress-relieving happy cry, couldn’t we? Well, here we go: The Children’s Hospital […]
The Checkup: The Scary Link Between Carbs and Cancer
• Welp, this will make you think twice about your bagel addiction: A new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found that people whose […]
Gov. Tom Wolf Has Prostate Cancer; Treatment Starts Soon
Gov. Tom Wolf has prostate cancer, he announced today. It was caught early, Wolf said at a press conference, and is not expected to interfere […]
At Penn, Joe Biden Spells Out How Cancer “Moonshot” Will Work
Joe Biden called it a moonshot, but the vice president says he’s realistic about the fight against cancer. He doesn’t want people to think the […]
Blue Bell Native Turns to Finger-Painting in Her Battle With Cancer
Sarah Frank, of Blue Bell, Pa., was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in March of this year. Upon first hearing the devastating news, the 23-year-old was […]
Taylor Swift Surprises Young Fan Who Has Stage-Four Cancer
Leave it to Taylor Swift to never leave a dry eye in the room. The pop star decided to, in typical Taylor fashion, surprise a […]
Processed Meat Is Carcinogenic to Humans, New WHO Report Says
A new report released today by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer labels processed meat — hot dogs, bacon, cold cuts, […]
An Orgasm a Day Keeps the Prostate Cancer Away
A new study out of Harvard proves what horn dogs have been trying to tell us for years: orgasming doesn’t only feel good—it can make you live […]
Taylor Swift Reaches Out to Fan Who Lost Her Mother to Cancer
In April, Taylor Swift shared that her mother, Andrea Finlay, was diagnosed with cancer. The mother-daughter duo made the world cry a month later, when they […]
How Philly Doctors Are Saving the World
For our latest Top Doctors cover story, we went beyond the doctor’s office to the labs where Philadelphia-based researchers work to eradicate diseases that claim […]
Cancer Survivor Designs Cards a Sick Person Would Actually Want to Receive
Cancer, mental illness, debilitating chronic pain: These are all big beasts to confront, whether you’re fighting them yourself, or just know someone who is. And […]
Fish Cancer Confirmed for First Time in Pennsylvania River
The grotesque image seen here is not a movie still from some awful Sharknado spinoff. It is a photograph of a smallmouth bass caught by a […]
Angelina Jolie: “Knowledge is Power” When It Comes to Cancer Prevention
Actress, director, and U.N. envoy Angelina Jolie is in the headlines today for her New York Times Op-Ed where she announced the removal her ovaries in a preventative measure to […]
Steve Morrison from WMMR’s Preston & Steve Battling Cancer
Steve Morrison, co-host of WMMR’s long-running Preston & Steve morning show, recently underwent surgery for prostate cancer at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center. Morrison, who […]