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Cancer is the leading cause of death in San Diego County. But a cancer diagnosis is not necessarily a death sentence. On the eve of National Cancer Survivor's Day, which is June 7, we'll explore the latest in cancer rates and treatments, and talk with cancer survivors.

In September, the number of wounded U.S. troops in Iraq reached its highest monthly toll in nearly two years. Retired U.S. Army Col. Douglas MacGregor discuss what the figures say about the Iraqi insurgency.

The California Fish and Game Commission votes to establish a network of no-fishing zones. The 29 protected areas, spanning over 20 percent of California's central coast, will limit commercial and recreational fishing in the hope of restoring the coastal ecosystem. It's the largest system of marine-protected areas ever set aside in the U.S. Both environmentalists and the fishing industry take issue with the decision.

Impeachment proceedings against the president of Taiwan have begun. Chen Shui-bian was the first opposition leader to win the office after the island began holding presidential elections a decade ago. Taiwan was ruled by founder Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Party up until Chen took office.

Two of Latin America's most influential leaders — Mexico's Felipe Calderon and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez — had a public spat this week. Calderon's presidency faces major challenges, including price increases for basic foods. Chavez, however, is steadily consolidating power in pursuit of 21st Century socialism.

Republican Brian Bilbray emerges victorious in the fight for the suburban San Diego House seat once held by jailed Randy "Duke" Cunningham. Bilbray narrowly beat Democrat Francine Busby, a local school board member, in a special election.

Lt. Gen. William Odom explains his op-ed that appeared in The Washington Post on Feb. 11 where he laid out his reasons why the United State will not be able to achieve victory in Iraq.

The debate has heated up over whether to label the violence in Iraq a civil war. Host Mike Pesca talks to Nicholas Sambanis of Yale University, who believes that the conflict is a full-fledged civil war. Sambanis is co-editor of Understanding Civil War: Evidence and Analysis.

Sen. Barack Obama arrives in Kenya for a visit to his father's native country, and ancestral village. The Obama family's home village is preparing to celebrate his much-anticipated arrival. The Illinois Democrat is on a tour of several African countries.

Rwanda's public school students may be allowed to study their national history for the first time since a bloody ethnic conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis in 1994 led to the killing of nearly a million Rwandans. But even if officials lift the ban, controversy about what history to teach will remain.