Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or ...

Walking lowers cancer risk, according to research. Here, discover the specific number of steps that scientists say may have ...

If there's one good thing about skin cancer, it's that you can spot it yourself—if you know what to look for. And the earlier you can find skin cancer, the sooner you can seek treatment. The Skin ...

Stomach cancer—or gastric cancer—occurs when cells in the lining of the stomach wall mutate and grow uncontrollably. The stomach wall has five layers, and different types of stomach cancer are often ...

In November 2023, Lainie Jones learned she had Stage 1 lung cancer and glioblastoma, an aggressive and potentially deadly type of brain tumor. For most people, being diagnosed with two different types ...

Much attention has been given recently to the idea of detecting many different types of cancer from a single blood test, and a new test claiming to do that has just been reported. The leader in this ...

Nearly half of all cancer diagnoses stem from lifestyle factors you can control right now.

A new study found that women’s risk for lung, uterine, or other cancers is only slightly higher for breast cancer survivors compared with the general population. Among breast cancer survivors, the ...

Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It affects the cells in the middle part of your throat, or what’s called the oropharynx. Early signs are easy to miss. “We can't see that area ...