Oh, this? This is just a pigeon correctly diagno...  ...Magazine (@DiscoverMag) November 19, 2015 Breast cancer diagnosis includes examining slides of breast tis...  ...ssue and noticing particular colors that indicate cancerous masses. Scientists have trained pigeons who may b...  ...ey correctly noticed spots...

(Photo: Tessa Calder)Tessa Calder, 21, is a colleg...  ...r, 21, is a college student in Australia. She has cancer , but she doesn't let that keep her down. When she...

Back in May, Emily McDowell brought us a collectio...  ...that said things that are actually meaningful for cancer patients and their loved ones. Now she has unveil...

(Photo: Shankar S.)The cells of older and larger a...  ...ong time should be at greater risk for developing cancer . Ewen Callaway describes in Scientific American t...  ...in general, there is little relationship between cancer rates and the body size or age of animals. That i...  ...ossess more random mutation...

Father Damien was a Belgian Catholic priest who we...  ...8 when Audrey Toguchi was diagnosed with terminal cancer . After praying to Father Damien, subsequent x-ray...  ...ng to Father Damien, subsequent x-rays showed the cancer in her lungs shrinking, then disappearing.Like ma...

This is the story of a dog named Denali and his life with photographer Ben Moon. You will want to have a hankie ready, especially if you’ve ever loved a dog. Scratch that, you will cry even if you’ve never lo...

Shalin Shah and Frances Chen were married on April...  ...in had a tumor. Despite surgery and chemotherapy, cancer invaded his lungs, bones, and spinal cord, and in...

Emily McDowell is an illustrator, greeting card de...  ...is an illustrator, greeting card designer, and a cancer survivor. Now she’s put her experience to w...  ...to work in creating a line of greeting cards that cancer patients and survivors say really hit the mark. T...

Sybille Paulsen, an artist in Berlin, calls her pr...  ...ist in Berlin, calls her project Tangible Truths. Cancer patients often lose their hair as a result of che...

Image: Gary CameronLong-distance runner Rosie Swal...  ...tain who is on a mission to raise awareness about cancer and to inspire people to live their lives to the...  ...o begin her journey after she lost her husband to cancer . She explained,“By the time my husband and...