Mom helps infant daughter ring bell after beating brain cancer

Lily Borden was recently declared cancer-free after being born with a malignant brain tumor and got to ring the bell at a hospital in California.

US Rep John Lewis of Georgia says he has pancreatic cancer

Lewis, the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists in a group once led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., said in a statement that cancer was discovered this month during a routine medical visit. He said subsequent tests confirmed the diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer.

Bay Area woman honors sister's memory through memoir raising money for cancer research
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Nadya Carlson-Bowen talked to Mornings on 2 about her twin sister Vera, who died of colon cancer four years ago. Nadya has written a memoir about their life together and is donating proceeds to the American Cancer Society.

More Americans are surviving lung cancer, American Lung Association report finds

More Americans are surviving long cancer as the survival rate has increased over the last decade, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.

'Queens' share breast cancer awareness photo shoot

A trio of Alabama breast cancer survivors are sharing a photo shoot to celebrate their fight against the disease and spread awareness.

Hope for new cancer treatment
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Dr. David Miklos from Stanford Health Care Center talks about the hope for a new cancer treatment that would spare patients the ill effects of chemotherapy.

Toddler undergoes chemo; hospital now using musical therapy
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in San Francisco offers a unique way to help patients and their families. The staff is using music therapy with tangible results.

San Rafael police officers going bald for a good cause
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San Rafael Police officers are going bald- and considering it a badge of honor. One of their colleagues has breast cancer, and they're doing all they can to raise morale and money for her.

Marines take time out of Fleet Week to visit sick children in hospital
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About a dozen U.S. Marines and Blue Angels took time out from their normal Fleet Week duties to visit with some sick children at a San Francisco hospital on Tuesday.

Los Gatos man battling cancer loses home in Loma Fire
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Isiah Branzuela can't get the image of what's left of his family home of eight years on Loma Chiquita Road out of his head. His house was one of 300 threatened in the devastating fire, now the man who's battling cancer has nothing to go home to.

Ellen Tauscher: Former top U.S. diplomat from Bay Area beats cancer
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Former Bay Area Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher survived esophageal cancer, an illness that experts say is the fastest growing cancer in the U.S. and the western hemisphere.

Memorable day at SF salon for teens with cancer
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Wish Upon A Teen, based in Michigan, held a special spa day in San Francisco Wednesday to help girls who have life-threatening illnesses rebuild their self-esteem.