Once again it's been proven that life--and death--are things that happen when you're busy making other plans. One day before his grandson was elected the first black president of the United States, Obama's beloved grandmother...

Paul Newman, beloved actor and superhero activist, passed away on September 26, 2008 of cancer. Newman's been a fan favorite for decades and across dozens of movies. But his cool persona reached far beyond Hollywood, raising...

Beloved professor and best-selling author Randy Pausch passed away on Friday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Pausch delivered his famous Last Lecture: Really Acheiving Your Childhood Dreams on September 21st of...

Henry Winkler never jumped the shark.  He killed it with his bare hands, and cooked it over a camp fire.  Join him and standup2cancer.com to cure cancer. 

Larry David is a very humble man.  Really.  And he's suffering from cancer.  Just not in the way you think.  Yes, it's even worse than that.  So, help Larry get some sympathy sex.

For once, we post a clip with a socially-responsable message.  Don't get what we're talking about?  Then read the title, then watch the clip.  Jack McBrayer (Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock) stars here, and proves he's much...

Singer Kylie Minogue spoke up about her battle with breast cancer on Ellen. Minogue performed for the Ellen Show and then sat down to talk about a very important issue: being misdiagnosed. The singer says, "because someone...

David Cook, the finalist from American Idol who was recently taken to the hospital for heart palpitations after a show, is dealing with family issues as well. Cook's older brother is battling cancer (and the finalist hasn't...

Good afternoon, Dr. Philler's office! What's that? You've found a lump? It's on your... testicles?!? Okay, well let's just calm down and make an appointment. This is the appointment?!? Okay, okay. Let's take a deep breath,...

The "Dirty Dancing" star with the impossibly sexy moves has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Swayze's spokesperson has assured that the actor is not five weeks away from death, as reports first insisted, and that the...

In this truly inspirational video, a professor returns to his campus to give a final lecture in achieving your childhood dreams. Long story short, Randy Pausch, professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, was...

The Make-a-Wish foundation stops at nothing to make a sick cancer kid’s dreams come true, even if it’s producing a big-budget film. And, even if the movie creates false hope for Travis that dreams like free candy, free money,...

...And Who Never Died. In 2006, eight-year-old Travis Green was diagnosed with cancer. He came to the Make-a-Wish Foundation with a special request: to write and star in his own movie. This is the heartwarming result. Make...

There's something to be said about a Presidential candidate who unabashedly says about his wife, "Let me be absolutely clear. Anytime, any place that I need to be with Elizabeth, I will be there. It doesn't matter what's...

There's something to be said about a Presidential candidate who unabashedly says about his wife, "Let me be absolutely clear. Anytime, any place that I need to be with Elizabeth, I will be there. It doesn't matter what's...