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.

While some medical experts link alcohol consumption to cancer and its spread, the underlying mechanism has never been clear.

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, perhaps best known for his hugely successful "Phantom of the Opera" and "Cats," has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said Sunday. Webber is 61.

Soupy Sales lost his battle with cancer at the age of 83. For many years he was the comic genius who was loved the Baby Boomer generation. Soupy Sales was most well-known for his children's show Lunch with Soupy Sales. He passed away Thursday at the Calvary Hospice in Bronx, New York.

John Kanzius battled leukemia and invented a cancer-fighting machine during his struggle with the disease. He died before his idea for curing cancer could be fully tested. His physician, Dr Steven Curley, has been trying to see if Kansius' dream can become a reality. Kanzius' invention may hold the promise of treating people who are stricken by the disease each year.

Two new studies suggest that skin cancer can be inhereited.

Skin cancer has always been attributed to exposure to the sun. In particular, those who receive bad sunburns when young, particularly as a baby, have a higher incidence of skin cancer. However, new studies are pointing to a genetic predisposition to skin cancer as well.

Country singer-songwriter Rusty Weir died today, October 9, 2009. He fought cancer for two years, and passed away at the age of 65.

Kids Konnected, a national non-profit organization based in Orange County, Calif. providing support and educational materials to children and teens dealing with a parent’s cancer, presents their annual gala, Oktoberfest on Friday, Oct. 9.