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Nora Carter was diagnosed with cancer at just four years old, but she has just returned to school after a three-year battle

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a breast cancer survivor who still suffers from various aches and pains, including arthritis. A friend told me that her arthritis pain improved after she started taking turmeric. I'm committed to making this new year a healthier one, and I want to improve my overall…

The Sligo native is hoping he can make a difference as he takes on a new role with the Irish Cancer Society

Sligo-born Shane Filan has taken on a new role with the Irish Cancer Society

To help the team at ETB Technologies on their way, Lynne Smith will take part in a 10,000 feet skydive at St Andrews in May

Beverley was diagnosed with stage three endometrial cancer last year after feeling that something wasn't right. However she said that everyone put it down to the menopause.

Despite the history of breast cancer in my family, I chose to be blithely ignorant. Now I have the disease, I realise that knowledge is power, says Guardian money and consumer editor Hilary Osborne

Oesophagus Cancer kills 8,000 people every year

Officials watching the wreckage of a derailed train in Ohio warned nearby residents to evacuate Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of an explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel.

Parliamentarians have paid tribute to the late senator and retired army general Jim Molan, who after a battle with cancer.

The Westlife star lost both of his parents to the disease just nine months apart.