Legendary actor, and star of "The Hobbit," Ian McKellen, recently revealed he's been on his own unexpected journey for years now; he's had prostate cancer these "last six or seven years," he says.

Venezuela's ailing President Hugo Chavez flew to Cuba on Monday for cancer surgery, vowing to return quickly despite his unprecedented admission the disease could end his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC nation.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez returns to Cuba on Sunday for more surgery after a recurrence of cancer led him to name a successor for the first time in case the disease ends his 14-year dominance of the OPEC nation.

After revealing last month that she was suffering from thyroid cancer, star Brooke Burke- Charvet announced to fans that she was preparing for surgery this week on her Facebook page.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation has formally dropped the name of the disgraced cyclist from its title, the organization said on Wednesday, marking the latest move by the cancer charity to distance itself following the biggest doping scandal in the sport's history.

"Dancing with the Stars" co-host Brooke Burke said on Thursday that she has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and will need surgery.

According to the US Census Bureau, 50.5 million Americans identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino in 2010.

Researchers from the American Cancer Society found that despite declining death rates, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the U.S.

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in young men ages 15 to 45 years. The malignancy is becoming more common, and researchers suspect this is due to increasing exposure to unrecognized environmental causes.

How frequently older women use aspirin and other pain relievers has nothing to do with their chance of developing breast cancer, a large new study suggests.