Cancer - Videos
NBC News veteran Tom Brokaw recently released a statement announcing he has a form of cancer known as multiple myeloma. Oncologist Dr. Lawrence Piro explains the symptoms of the disease and how it is typically treated.
One of the biggest store chains in America makes a major move to become smoke free.
Neuroendocrine tumors are a form of cancer with vague symptoms that's often difficult to diagnose. As a result, many people live with it for years without realizing they have cancer.
The deep breathing exercises, slow stretches and meditation associated with yoga appears to help lift the fatigue many breast cancer survivors experience after their treatment.
Even if you exercise, sitting for long periods is linked to breast cancer and colon cancer. In this video, Vonda Wright, MD, explains how regular "standing breaks" help counteract the effects of sitting.
February 4th is National Cancer Prevention Day. We chat with Bill Couzens, founder of Lesscancer.org, and Dr. Margaret Cuomo, one of Less Cancer's board members, to find out how people can reduce their health risks.
February 4th is National Cancer Prevention Day. We chat with Bill Couzens, founder of Lesscancer.org, and Dr. Margaret Cuomo, one of Less Cancer's board members, to find out how people can reduce their health risks.
240-thousand men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. One of the biggest challenges for doctors is correctly diagnosing this type of cancer. Now, there's a new way to know exactly where the cancer is and the best way to treat it
Allison W. Gryphon got diagnosed with cancer. She asked the universe WTF? Then she corralled her friends in Hollywood together to make a movie about her battle, "What the F@#- Is Cancer And Why Does Everybody Have It?"
Allison W. Gryphon got diagnosed with cancer. She asked the universe WTF? Then she corralled her friends in Hollywood together to make a movie about her battle, "What the F@#- Is Cancer And Why Does Everybody Have It?"
Lee discusses the seizure that led to her diagnosis. Plus, learn how she felt when Dr. Yao told her about the procedure.
Watch as neurosurgeon Dr. Kevin Yao performs an awake brain surgery. This video contains footage from a live surgical procedure. Viewer discretion is advised.
Neurosurgeon Dr. Kevin Yao explains the type of tumor Lee had and why it was important for her to be conscious during the surgery. This videos contains footage from a live surgical procedure. Viewer discretion is advised.
Medical marijuana advocate Jimmy McShane joins HuffPost Live to explain how he used cannabis oil to fight his illness.
Bill Keller has criticized the public fight Lisa Bonchek Adams is waging with cancer, writing in the NYT that accepting terminal illness can be 'humane and honorable.' We discuss the backlash to his article & the movement to chronicle illness online.
Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports on new guidelines, who is at high risk, and who should be tested.
A new cancer treatment combines surgery and chemotherapy. It involves a bath, but not the kind you might think.
Yael Cohen didn't know how much cancer could affect her life until her mother was diagnosed. The charity she founded, F-Cancer, is now four years old and approaches cancer in a new way. Find out how to help and what support the charity can give to you.
Edie, who has battled stage 4 gallbladder cancer, expresses her frustration at having to choose which doctors she will keep after losing her preferred insurance plan due to the law's new standards.
A Morton's Steakhouse in downtown Nashville has been forced to apologize after one of its waitresses demanded that a man battling cancer remove his beanie, even though he has to wear it to stay warm during chemotherapy.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon describes how a margin probe can be used to differentiate between healthy and cancerous tissue during surgery.
Learn how researchers are using the HIV virus to fight aggressive Leukemia cells.
Emily Whitehead, 8, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Leukemia just after her fifth birthday. She underwent several rounds of chemotherapy treatment and suffered two relapses of the cancer. See how she's doing after undergoing an experimental new treatment that uses the HIV virus to kill Leukemia cells.
Emily's doctor, pediatric oncologist Dr. Stephen Grupp, joins The Doctors via satellite to share the preliminary results of the clinical trial. How effective is this new Leukemia treatment, which uses the HIV virus to kill cancerous cells?
The Doctors separate health myths from realities! Find out if drinking coffee can help prevent skin cancer.
Woman finds potential treatment in an experimental drug for ovarian cancer.
Four generations of women in the same Louisiana family have one unusual thing in common - they've all had cancer. Now scientists are trying to find out why.
A new serum that harvests venom from Carribean Blue Scorpions comes with a claim that it boosts the body's ability to fight cancer.
A Florida man is selling his thousands of Christmas collectibles to benefit his church after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Perjeta is a new drug for women diagnosed with a certain type of breast cancer -- and it's a game changer. For those diagnosed with HER-2 positive early stage breast cancer, Perjeta works with another drug, Herceptin, to attack the cancer.
