A book by 38-year-old breast cancer survivor Deanna Favre, wife of Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, is rapidly becoming one of the most popular cancer books in recent memory. The book, entitled Don’t Bet Against Me!, describes Mrs. Favre’s life including her battle against the disease which began with her diagnosis back in 2004. [...]

Representative Jo Ann Davis (Republican-Virginia) died of breast cancer in her home on October 6th, 2007. She was 57 years old. Congresswoman Davis was first diagnosed with cancer in 2005 and suffered a recurrence earlier this year. Her treatments at Duke University appeared to be progressing well until her condition took a sudden turn for [...]

A prestigious award honoring active researchers who creatively communicate information about scientific discoveries to the general public will be shared this year by two cell biologists. Professor Ali Saib and Dr Christian Sardet, both from France, have been named co-recipients of the 2007 European Molecular Biology Organization Award for Communication in the Life Sciences. Both [...]

Lance Armstrong recently joined Chris Matthews on MSNBC Hardball to discuss the upcoming LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum. Armstrong and Matthews will co-moderate the August event where commander-in-chief hopefuls will be asked how they plan to tackle the difficult issue of healthcare reform and, more specifically, cancer program funding, if elected. The bipartisan forum is schedued [...]