If you’re familiar with Debra Winger, you may know she’s died from cancer at least a couple times – in her movies Terms of Endearment and Shadowlands . While cancer can make for heart-wrenching drama, such bleak portrayals of the disease are far from the truth.

Children vaccinated against hepatitis B might be at a lower risk of developing leukemia, according to a new study.

Researchers have revealed how a genetic mutation closely linked to some brain cancers and leukemia may contribute to cancer development.