Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll, who​ was the first woman to be elected in that​ position, died Wednesday after battling cancer.​ She was 78.

Sen. Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn​ Dunham, has died following a bout with cancer,​ Obama and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, said​ Monday. ...

Here's something that should outrage you:​ Every day, more than 1,500 Americans die of​ cancer. Our federal government knows how to​ prevent many of...