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Flavored tobacco ban heads to voters
Tobacco-related cancers are the leading cause of cancer deaths in San Francisco for both men and women.Read More
Strict limits urged on eating Lake Merced fish
Anglers are advised to avoid eating channel catfish and limit their consumption of black bass and rainbow trout caught in the north lake at San Francisco's Lake Merced.Read More
Chinese community warned over blessing scam
The San Francisco Police Department is warning the Chinese community after three suspects scammed an Asian woman out of $5,000 in the Sunset District.Read More
Celebrated Stanford mathematician dies at 40
Stanford mathematics professor Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal, mathematics' leading award, has died of cancer at the age of 40.Read More
Bay Area ranks in Top 10 for air pollution
The San Francisco Bay Area ranks among the top 10 most polluted regions in the country, according to a report issued Wednesday.Read More
Trump budget would slash billions in cancer-fighting funds
Learning you have cancer can be devastating. That will happen to nearly 1.7 million Americans this year.Read More
Cancer victims suffering, dying due to slow diagnoses
Millions of people are suffering and dying prematurely because their cancer has not been detected swiftly enough. Read More
Newark police mourn officer who died of cancer
The Newark Police Department is mourning the death of one of its officers who passed away Sunday due to cancer.Read More
Joe Biden to speak at health care event in SF
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address Monday at a health care event in San Francisco.Read More
Nanci Yuan, Stanford pediatrician, dies at 47
Admired pediatric doctor and clinical associate professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Nanci Yuan, died this month of colon cancer at 47.Read More
Vice President Biden to visit Bay Area Saturday
Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Bay Area on Saturday to discuss the Obama Administration's new push for a cancer cure.Read More
SF style icon Wilkes Bashford dies at 82
A well-known San Francisco clothier died Saturday night in his San Francisco home.Read More
Stuart Scott remembered through the prism of loss
Stuart Scott impacted a lot of people. In a tumultuous year of loss in my own life, I found solace in Stu's message.Read More
California bans smokeless tobacco at baseball stadiums
A bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Monday prohibits smokeless tobacco use at California's five professional baseball stadiums.Read More
Pooches need home for final days together
PALS East Bay is seeking someone to shepherd Monty and Brownie through the last of their days together.Read More
Slaughterhouse owner pleads guilty to processing cancerous cattle
The co-owner of a Petaluma slaughterhouse that processed sick cattle for human consumption, some with eye cancer, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court.Read More
Kevin Weston hospitalized after cancer returns
Beaten back by months of aggressive treatment, Kevin Weston's cancer resurfaced in March.Read More
Family beset by father’s death, child’s cancer
A fundraiser is being held Saturday for a West Marin family struck with successive tragedy.Read More
Blood test may help spot early lung cancers
An experimental blood test has shown promise toward detecting early lung cancer.Read More
Popular shampoos and soaps could cause cancer
Tests found 98 shampoos, soaps and other personal products contained high levels of a cancer-causing ingredient.Read More