Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

Yet amidst these familiar traditions, one observance often goes overlooked: National Cancer Prevention Month. This is not ...

Plus, other vital ways to protect yourself.

Older adults face unique risks for skin cancer due to long-term sun exposure and age-related changes. Skin cancer is becoming more common in older adult populations around the world. According to the ...

SEATTLE — As the saying goes — "food is medicine," and that matters a lot while fighting cancer — or preventing it. An online resource from Fred Hutch Cancer Center helps cancer patients make ...

Cancer specialists are sounding an alarm that is both sobering and oddly hopeful: a huge share of tumors are not inevitable.

One large study found that more advanced cases of colorectal cancer had a higher likelihood of returning. For example, if participants had stage 3 colon cancer, almost 25 percent experienced a ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – January is cervical cancer awareness month; Parkview Health details the facts and ways you can prevent the disease. Cervical cancer is caused by the Human Papillomavirus, or ...

A study in Nature Medicine found more than one-third of cancer cases are preventable with certain lifestyle changes.

Dr. Usman Shah, who is a medical oncologist at Overlook Medical Center, phase 1 and gastrointestinal oncology medical director, emphasized in an interview with CURE that colorectal cancer screening ...

About 1 in 8 men will learn they have prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime. And while most of those who are diagnosed will survive, prostate cancer can be serious. It's the second-leading ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When it comes to skin cancer, there are three important things you should know. First, skin cancer is the ...