The key to catching it early is knowing your risks and taking screenings seriously.

Cindy Burt is battling aggressive brain cancer. With a keyboard at her side and a song in her heart, she's beating the odds.

Garlic has a number of compounds that supply health-boosting effects, making it a key superfood.

Try to stay out of the sun when its rays are strongest, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Eating healthful foods, engaging in physical activity and avoiding alcohol is tied to lower overall risk.

Megan Keller battled breast cancer with a child in her womb. These days, both are happy and healthy.

A daily low-dose aspirin might be more than an ounce of prevention.

Less-invasive lymph node surgery has meant faster recovery for stage 3 melanoma patient Sally Coburn, who lives for the people she’s passionate about.

A globe-trotting, retired rocket scientist with pancreatic cancer gets the chance to see another 50 countries.

An on-demand nursing service sends help to West Michigan patients when they need it most.

If melanoma is caught before it spreads to the lymph nodes, the survival rate is 99 percent.

A father in hospice care spends an evening at a Whitecaps game with his sons: "Just being with the kids is the main thing."