People who are overweight or obese are at higher risk for at least 13 different types of cancer, which together make up about 40 percent of all cancer diagnoses in the United States, according to the ...

No one should face cancer alone. Obviously, researchers and physicians are necessary to diagnose and treat the illness, and oncology nurses and navigators can guide people through the continuum of ...

Growing evidence suggests that personalized vaccines may help prevent cancer recurrence. To create a customized cancer vaccine, scientists genetically sequence a patient’s tumor and identify ...

Twitter had a field day when President Donald Trump bashed wind power, telling House Republicans: “They say the noise causes cancer.” Tweeted @Pourmecoffee: “Get the Bose Cancer Cancelling headphones.

Adults under 40 who develop cancers that are rare for their age bracket have a high rate of inherited gene mutations associated with cancer. People with inherited genetic mutations who develop such ...

We’re all familiar with vaccines that prime the immune system to prevent infections. But What if a similar approach could be used to fight cancer?

Liz is Science Editor for Cancer Health, POZ, Hep and Real Health. She has been a health journalist and medical editor for more than 20 years, covering HIV, viral hepatitis, cancer and other health ...

Breast cancer received the most funding by far, at $460 million, accounting for a third of all cancer-specific nonprofit revenue. Next in line—with less than half the funding of breast cancer—were ...

Last week, actress and TV host Olivia Munn announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and has undergone four surgeries, including a double mastectomy. She thanked her doctors for ...

Annual conference highlights liquid biopsies, new drug combos, shifts in surgical practice and, yes, patient voices.

Patient navigators improve patient satisfaction, speed effective care, reduce health disparities and save money. Why aren’t there more of them?

As part of a cutting-edge study aimed at restoring fertility in young male cancer survivors, a 26-year-old man who had childhood cancer has received the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem ...