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Prom. Graduation. College. These are just a few rites of passage that high school seniors everywhere look forward to. But for Auburn, a devastating turn of events tilted her entire world off its axis

Gabriele Gabe Grunewald was a professional distance runner and a relentless optimist. She competed in Big Ten Championship races, became an NCAA track and field All-American athlete, and finished

Whether youre relaxing on the beach, taking a hike in nature, or hitting your favorite water park, weve heard it time and time again: Excess sun exposure increases the risk of skin cancer, so protec

For Dr. Kekoa Taparra, cancer is deeply personal. Growing up in a remote area of Oahu, Hawaii, Dr. Taparra witnessed his younger cousins struggles with neuroblastoma. He watched his mother lift and

Not only does cancer predate the practice of medicine, but it may also predate the human species entirely. In 2016, archeologists in South Africa unearthed a large 1.7 million years-old bone fragment,

What do esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer, and colon cancer have in common? Each carries some type of stigma or taboowhether because theyre linked to behavioral caus

Imagine receiving a cancer diagnosis, only to immediately learn that not only has it spread to other parts of your body, but its also incredibly rare for it do soso rare, in fact, that little to no

Henrietta Lacks: Her name is forever intertwined with Black history and medicine. Her cells are the source of the worlds first immortalized human cell line. Without her consent, her biological materi

Long before he was a world-renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Alfredo Quiones-Hinojosa was a 5-year-old boy selling food at gas stations in his native Mexico. But he wanted to dream bigger: At 19, he left hi