Cancer definition: A diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer; Carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the tissues that line or cover internal organs. [...]

Singers Alicia Keys and Rihanna are calling on fans to register as bone marrow donors to help 11-year-old actress Shannon Tavarez find a match in her battle with cancer. The actress, who played the young Nala onstage in the musical, The Lion King, was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in April and is in desperate need [...]