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A former economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania who beat his wife to death inside their King of Prussia, Pennsylvania home was ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to his daughter.

Former “Top Chef” Fatima Ali says she has a year to live. The 29-year-old underwent surgery to remove a tumor in January. However, Ali wrote Tuesday in an essay for Bon Appetit that the “cancer cells my doctors believed had vanished are back with a vengeance in my left hip and femur bone.” Ali says her oncologist told her she...

Top specialists are at NBC10 answering your questions about cancer and cancer research. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors speaks to Dr. Daniel Silver of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center/Jefferson and Dr. Eric M. Horwitz of the Fox Chase Cancer Center.

As one young patient is treated for a rare form of bone cancer, researchers across the street at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are working on a cure.

Jake Orlick, an 11-year-old boy, is fighting a courageous battle against Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Meanwhile, doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia could be on the verge of an important breakthrough. NBC10’s Erin Coleman has the story.

There’s new hope for women fighting ovarian cancer. A new drug trial at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center is underway and looks promising. On Tuesday, you can ask questions about new cancer treatment to AACR experts at our “Promise & Progress Against Cancer” phone bank.

Longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek was almost moved to tears after a contestant made a sweet gesture during the final moments of the show Monday night. It happened during an episode of the annual Tournament of Champions. Contestant Dhruv Gaur, who is a student at Brown University, was stumped during the Final Jeopardy question. So instead, he wrote “We love...

One family experienced first-hand a problem that doctors say is too common and worsening: shortages of childhood cancer drugs. Doctors, meanwhile, find themselves having to ration life-saving drugs.

A Chester County, Pennsylvania, woman charged with faking cancer in order to steal money from donors is now accused of ID theft, posing as a police officer and lying about her involvement with an event from popular radio show hosts Preston & Steve in order to scam more people.

The same woman charged in Chester County with faking cancer and holding bogus online fundraisers is now charged in Delaware for allegedly impersonating a police officer to scam more people out of money. She posted bail on police impersonation and ID theft charges. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details.

A Chester County woman is accused of pretending to have cancer, impersonating a doctor and nurse and even lying about her own father dying in an elaborate scheme to steal thousands of dollars from donors on GoFundMe and Facebook.

A woman is accused of lying about having cancer in order to raise more than $10,000 on Facebook and GoFundMe. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details.

Just a couple of months after Jade Devis found out she was pregnant, a protruding bump appeared on her chest. It was the beginning of an ordeal that forced the first-time mom and her developing fetus to undergo chemotherapy together after Devis was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. She did three rounds before giving birth to her son Bradley in...

A Pennsylvania teacher who fought laryngeal cancer for two years penned an obituary before her death last month urging people to enjoy life and “let go of the insignificant things.” Ashley Ann Kuzma, of Beaver County, died Sept. 22 at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, according to her online obituary. The 32-year-old wrote the obituary to help “make the transition easier...

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says he’s had a setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy again.

When a Princeton mom posted photos of her 4-year old son getting sick after chemo as his 5-year old sister rubbed his back, she expected backlash for the raw photos. Instead, they’ve been shared more than 39,000 times.

As Hurricane Dorian continues to approach the U.S., many travelers have had to change or cancel their travel plans. Suzanne Keiffer and her husband were stranded in Florida after their cruise got cancelled due to the weather.

Duane “Dog” Chapman has had a difficult past year. But following in his wife’s example, he presses on. His wife, Beth Chapman, passed away in June in Hawaii after fighting lung cancer. Their new television series, “Dog’s Most Wanted,” airs on Sept. 4 on WGN America. It will not only follow their bounty hunter chronicles as they search for convicts,...

Alex Trebek isn’t slowing down. The iconic “Jeopardy!” host is back at work following intense chemotherapy and announced the happy news in a behind-the-scenes video message to fans. Trebek shared hope for Season 36 of the long-running game show, along with gratitude to be able to continue doing what he loves, and proved his sense of humor remained intact throughout...

Alex Trebek has returned to the set of “Jeopardy” to begin filming season 36 after completing a bout of chemotherapy.