Cancer

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Of war and cancer
Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it.
A friend is doing chemo. What should I say?
We're mostly online friends, and I'm kind of shy. I care but do not want to intrude.
Should I move back to Wisconsin because my mother has cancer?
I moved to Colorado but could move back if I had to.
Is there such a thing as too much folic acid?
Some scientists suggest that folic acid -- known for preventing birth defects -- may come with a downside.
Minding our health
If chemo fails, there's always positive thinking, or so we'd like to believe. Medical historian Anne Harrington looks at our persistent faith in curing ourselves.
Boobs to cure cancer?
The Booby Wall collects photos of women's bare breasts to raise breast cancer awareness.
A hard Pill to swallow
Are oral contraceptives a risky proposition for some women?
Is there such a thing as a healthy tan?
Drop that bronzer: There may be a benefit to baking in the sun.
Life will kill you
Can diet soda, cellphones and makeup give you cancer? The author of "The Secret History of the War on Cancer" discusses the health risks of, well, living.
Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
Are women's lifestyles killing them?
How can I ditch my bitchy friend now that she has cancer?
I was fed up with this woman. Then she got her diagnosis.
Midday mini-roundup
Cancer: "Sexy"? And more.
I can't get home to see my mom before she dies
By the time you read this, she'll probably be gone. Why couldn't I be by her side?
The Salon Interview: Elizabeth Edwards
On her confrontation with Ann Coulter, why she backs gay marriage -- and why Edwards is a better choice for women than Hillary Clinton.
Genetic mutations may not mean deadlier cancer
Promising news for women with BRCA mutations.
Attack of the 5-year-old moms!
Doctors have artificially matured egg cells harvested from prepubescent girls. Great advance for cancer patients, or ethical nightmare in the making?
Ovarian cancer: Silent no more
New information about symptoms may assist crucial early detection.
Scum-sucking epicure
I'm secretly addicted to spirulina. It tastes mossy, costs a fortune and makes my lips green, but this highbrow pond scum may turn out to be a wonder algae.
Guarding boys with Gardasil?
The debate over giving boys the HPV vaccine continues. Plus, more good cancer-prevention news.
This is my brain on chemo
My breast cancer treatment left me in a mental fog. As more of us survive cancer, will our post-chemo problems spawn a new branch of medicine?
The "Living With Cancer" election
Elizabeth Edwards has been diagnosed with cancer. So have four of the Republicans running for president.
White House: Tony Snow's cancer has returned
Just a week ago, Snow was offering prayers for Elizabeth Edwards.
Developments in the Duke case and more
Sen. Barack Obama calls for a federal investigation into the handling of the case.
I've got breast cancer and I don't want to live
I wanted to die even before I got sick. But my family will kill me if I just give up hope!
Men want in on HPV vaccine, too!
Some are getting impatient waiting for proof of the vaccine's efficacy in men.
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