Cancer

Marijuana Helps Control Diabetes, Promotes Good Cholesterol, Leads to Lower Waist Size, and Lowers Bladder Cancer Risk, Studies Show

Smoking marijuana has "remarkable" effect on diabetic problems and may lower risk of getting the disease, a study published on Wednesday states. This news comes a few days after a presentation at the annual conference of the American Urological Association that links heavy pot use to a much lower r ... More >>

Jennifer Dempsey, Alleged Age/Pregnancy/Cancer Faker, Pleads Not Guilty

Jennifer Dempsey, the 35-year-old Phoenix woman accused of lying about her age to teenage boys she had sex with, lying about being pregnant, and lying about having cancer, pleaded not guilty to her charges this morning.The actual charges she's facing are related to Dempsey's meeting a pair of teenag ... More >>

What's the Scummiest Lie Told by Alleged Pregnancy/Cancer Faker Jennifer Dempsey?

In case you missed it, Phoenix police arrested 35-year-old Jennifer Dempsey yesterday for allegedly having sex with a pair of boys, ages 14 and 16.According to Phoenix police, Dempsey had convinced the boys she was 16, and then lied about being pregnant. On a related note, police say that for the pa ... More >>

Marijuana Is Real Medicine for a Long List of Ills

Last Night: Boobapalooza at Rhythm Room

Melissa FossumThe Love Me Nots​As much as my inner-feminist resents a show called "Boobapalooza," last night's Rhythm Room breast cancer benefit was rather respectful. Uh, in its own way. I guess if you consider vintage footage of pinups dancing with bouncing, healthy breasts on white sand be ... More >>

Why Tania Katan Would Rather Lick Lance Armstrong's Sweat Than Eat a Handful of Pink M&Ms

Not one to sugar-coat anything, writer and breast cancer survivor Tania Katan has her own version of a public service announcement this October. ​It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month and boy am I hungry! Every October, we gather with friends and loved ones to race for a cure, think about how ... More >>

50/50: Cancer Memoir Meets Seth Rogen Comedy

Meghan McCain Takes High Road in Glenn Beck Body Image Battle (Sort of)

​Meghan McCain, daughter of Senator John McCain, is taking the high road after Fox News' biggest blabbermouth, Glenn Beck, went on his radio show earlier this week and pretended to puke into a bucket when he saw McCain in a new skin cancer PSA, in which she appears naked from the shoulders up.On h ... More >>

Thieves Make Off with Bronze Statue from Phoenix Cancer Survivors Park

This statue was stolen from the Cancer Survivors Park​Sometimes criminals defy the bounds of political correctness -- like whoever stole a statue depicting a cancer patient from a Phoenix park. Phoenix Police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times that someone broke a 4-foot-high bronze statue f ... More >>

Pretty in Pink

Combat this rat bastard with lots of sweat and support

Saving Tania's Privates: Tania Katan May Be America's Foremost Jewish Lesbian Breast Cancer Survivor

Update on Love Me Nots Singer Nicole Laurenne's Battle with Cancer

​There's just about an hour left in a charity auction of a limited edition red and black 12" of The Love Me Nots most recent record on May Cause Dizziness Records.Proceeds go to The Susan Komen Foundation in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.Why? Well, in case you missed the news, LMN singer ... More >>

Urban Tea Loft Raises Funds for Boobies

​There's a gorgeous Christmas tree at The Urban Tea Loft in downtown Chandler, but it's not any ol' decoration. It's all to raise money for breast cancer research, and through the end of the year, the tree in the cafe serves as a reminder to  people that the search for a c ... More >>

Folks in the Food Biz Are Going Pink in October

RSVP Public Relations ​Chompie's just announced that they are selling pink bagels from now until October 30, donating some of the proceeds to the Susan G. Komen fund. Besides Chompie's, we have noticed a lot of other products turning pink for the month of October, so we decided to see j ... More >>

Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure

Jim's Big Jam

Jimmy Eat World singer puts on some shows

Jane Doe

Rock Lobster Singer, Cancer Survivor, Honored By Race For The Cure

Stephanie Foxx and the rest of Rock Lobster​Stephanie Foxx, lead singer of Martini Ranch's resident 80s cover band Rock Lobster will be honored as the Honorary Race Chair of the 2009 Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure. Foxx, a Chandler resident and mother of two, was diagnosed with breast cancer earl ... More >>

Pancreatic Cancer Research at TGen Gets $18 Million Infusion

Image: Stand Up to Cancer Jimmy Fallon is among the celebrities supporting the anti-cancer effort. How bad is pancreatic cancer? Ninety percent of people who find out they have it die within a year. And the pancreas isn't even a brand-name digestive organ, like the kidney ... More >>

El Tour de Phoenix

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Dave Pratt @ Barnes & Noble

Susan G. Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure

A View to a Keel

California dreaming — not

Phoenix Corkscrews charity wine tasting

A Cancer on ASU

Could Bob Pettit have cured cancer in his lifetime? We might never know, thanks to nasty university politics

Breast Feet Forward

Racing for health

Step Brothers

Alpha Phi Alpha hosts the Pharaoh Step Classic

Busted!

Artsy breasts raise money for cancer research

Dust Up in Sun City

Is mining causing cancer in the West Valley?

Marijuana and Mortality

Boomers should look kindly on the medical marijuana measure

Romancing the Genome

The love story that may spark Arizona's New Economy.

Legal Beagles

Animal rights activists sue researcher

Screwing the Pooch

Dr. Michael Berens has been vilified by animal rights activists for drilling holes in beagle puppies. Is he on the path to curing brain cancer?

Bottomless Well

Maryvale woman who nursed grandson through leukemia now faces her own medical crisis

Cold Comfort

Breast-cancer survivors put fears on ice in "melt-down" exhibition

The Pain of Maryvale

How the state of Arizona went soft on polluters and mistreated the victims of the Maryvale cancer cluster

One Out of Two Aint Bad

TO LIVE AND DIE IN SCOTTSDALE

YVONNE CAMENOS WASN'T RICH OR FAMOUS. BUT THOSE WHO WITNESSED HER FOUR-YEAR BATTLE AGAINST OVARIAN CANCER WON'T EVER FORGET HER.

PAYING OUR RESIDUESDECADES AFTER MASSIVE PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS, DDE IS STILL SHOWING UP IN DAIRY PRODUCTS

THE YEAR OF LIVING LITERALLYBEST-SELLING AUTHOR DEBORAH LAAKE SURVIVES SUCCESS, CONTROVERSY, MALIGNANCY

RUMORS OF TUMORSSTATE FRUSTRATED BY SPECIALISTS' REFUSAL TO REPORT CANCER CASES

UNANSWERED PRAYERS AND QUESTIONS

RESIDENTS NEAR THE MOTOROLA SUPERFUND SITES CONDUCT UNSOPHISTICATED HEALTH STUDIES BECAUSE THEY DONT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT. NEITHER DO THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN SCIENTISTS.

RICH AGENCY, POOR AGENCYDHS PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK WITH MARYVALE CANCER MONEY

THE FATAL SOLUTIONAIR FORCE MECHANIC SAYS HIS LEUKEMIA IS LINKED TO SOLVENT CONTAINING DEADLY BENZENE

UNSOLVED MISERIES

DOES FIREFIGHTING CAUSE CANCER? STATE'S STUDY INCONCLUSIVE.