It was the first day of spring break in 1992 in Phoenix, and 12-year-old Heather Smith was excited for her family's upcoming ski trip. But before Smith and her family had even packed their snow pants, ...

Appendix cancer, also called appendiceal cancer, is when abnormal cells grow and form a tumor in the appendix. Your appendix is a little pouch-like organ attached to the lower right side of your large ...

Once known as a disease of old age, cancer is now striking young and even healthy individuals. According to experts, many kinds of cancers—including colon, breast, stomach, and pancreatic cancers—are ...

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