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Tanning Beds and Cancer

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Watch this video about tanning beds and cancer on HowStuffWorks. Studies show that teenagers and young adults don't believe tanning beds are harmful. Learn about the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation from tanning beds in this video from ScienCentral.

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Hope in Houston (5:00)

Watch this video about cancer on HowStuffWorks. Walter Atkinson is one of the first people in the country to have his cancer successfully treated by the Hitachi-built proton beam therapy system at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.... More »

New Cancer Breakthrough Treatment (2:57)

Learn about a new vaccine to help the more than 15,000 women who die from ovarian cancer each year. Created by Cancer Treatment Centers of America and AVAX Therapeutics, Inc., the patient's own tumor tissues are used to create a patient-specific... More »

Promising Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer (1:39)

Watch this video about cancer vacinnes on HowStuffWorks. Medical experts say more than 15,000 women will die this year from ovarian cancer. But, there is hope for those stricken with the disease in the form of a promising new vaccine. See how cancer... More »

New Help for Colon Cancer Victims (1:41)

Watch this video about colon cancer on HowStuffWorks. Every four minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with colorectal cancer. 55,000 people die from the disease each year and 150,000 people are newly diagnosed. Waging the battle against... More »

Targeting Cancer Cells with New Drugs (9:21)

Watch this video about new applications of pharmaceutical drugs on HowStuffWorks. Pharma companies can now design drugs that target diseases at the molecular level. See how Spectrum Pharmaceuticals works in this video from World Business Review.

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Living with Cancer: I Want Absolute Honesty (2:49)

In this clip from the Discovery Channel documentary "Living with Cancer," Leroy discusses the incident that angered contributors to his blog.

Discovery Health: Marta's Story (5:13)

Marta was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 33. Hear her story in this clip from Discovery Health.

Discovery Health: Madeline's Story (5:08)

Learn more about adjuvant therapy for breast cancer by hearing Madeline's story.

Discovery Health: Cynthia's Story (5:12)

After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Cynthia opted to have a double mastectomy. See her story in this clip from Discovery Health.

Koppel on Cancer: Lessons from Cancer (2:41)

On the Discovery Channel series, "Koppel on Cancer," Ted Koppel is interviewed about what is important in a relationship with someone with cancer.

Koppel on Cancer: Leroy's Advice for Friends (2:33)

On the Discovery Channel's series, "Koppel on Cancer," veteran journalist Leroy Sievers talks to anchor Ted Koppel about how normalcy and friendship are important to those living with cancer.

Koppel on Cancer: Denial about Leroy's Diagnosis (2:11)

On the Discovery Channel series, "Koppel on Cancer," Ted Koppel communicates in an interview about how he is in total denial that his friend Leroy will die from his cancer.

Koppel on Cancer: Cancer Club (1:23)

On the Discovery Channel series, "Koppel on Cancer," Ted Koppel meets members of the "cancer club" at one of veteran journalist Leroy Sievers' chemo treatments.

CME: HPV and Cervical Cancer: Vaccines (15:21)

In this video from Discovery Health's "Continuing Medical Education" (CME), learn about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and its effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer.

CME: HPV and Cervical Cancer: Risk Factors (15:15)

In this video from Discovery Health's "Continuing Medical Education" (CME), experts talk about the risk factors for cervical cancer-- one of the most common female cancers worldwide. Learn more.