The Egyptian health ministry says a car crash has killed 19 people and forced the evacuation of the country's main cancer hospital.

As many as 6,000 people ran and walked in the annual CIBC Run for the Cure, an event that raises funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Diana Lunn is a regular supporter of the event. The 25-year-old Calgary nurse doesn’t have breast cancer but a few years ago, genetic testing revealed that she carries the BRCA 1 gene mutation which puts her at a high risk for breast or ovarian cancer.

New U.S. study says some women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease — this based on the the value of a gene-activity test to gauge each patient's risk.

Peel Region Public Health is redecorating, hoping to get employees out of their desks and up (and down) the stairs.