Cigarette maker Philip Morris USA was ordered Thursday by a Florida jury to pay $300 million in damages to an ex-smoker. Cindy Naugle, who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema, is 61 years old. Although the jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay, they also found Ms. Naugle was 10% responsible because of her decision to start smoking.

Stefanie Spielman, wife of former Ohio State University and NFL linebacker Chris Spielman, has died. She was only 42, and died after a long fight against cancer.

It's been more than 30 years since the first such event, and the Great American Smokeout 2009 is underway. Held on the third Thursday of every November, the American Cancer Society uses the day to encourage smokers to quit for at least 24 hours, hoping that the cessation sticks.

Hundreds of leading beauty products contain many toxic ingredients, some of which are not even disclosed on the ingredients labels.
Parabens are found in many of the leading brands of cosmetics worldwide. Parabens are preservatives that many companies have used for years. Several studies recently have linked parabens to breast cancer and skin aging.

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in the mid-1970s, has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, more than 25 years after he was treated for Hodgkin's disease. Vulcan CEO Jody Allen, who is also Paul Allen's sister. sent a memo about his cancer to his employees as well as to the media.

Daily sunscreen application increased in participants of a study over a six-week period, according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of Dermatology.

In the US alone, 6,000 people need a bone marrow transplant on any given day. Offering to donate bone marrow can save lives threatened by cancers and blood diseases. Donating bone marrow is commonly done as a surgical procedure and often requires anesthesia, but saving lives with the donation is an incredible gift to others.

Nearly half of breast cancer survivors suffer from persistent pain.

NBA basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar revealed today that he has Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia. Abdul-Jabbar was diagnosed in December 2008 and currently undergoing treatment for this rare form of leukemia.

A new study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory suggests the tumors might not be as invincible as previously thought.

Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year according to a report from the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance, creating a greater financial strain on health insurance companies and American families.

Low total cholesterol may be a sign of cancer according to researchers.