A genetic predisposition to obesity, even for women with a healthy BMI, appears to raise the chances of early death after ...

Survival rates for all cancers are increasing, but threats to federal funding and access to care jeopardize these advances.

A new American Cancer Society report highlights major improvements in cancer survivorship.About 70% of people in the U.S.

When you narrow the numbers further, the risk for young Black Americans is even more severe. The American Cancer Society ...

Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults ...

Cancer survival rates climbed significantly in recent decades. But federal funding cuts could threaten that progress, ...

This cancer type can be prevented through vaccination, regular check-ups, and community awareness to empower women's health.

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (center) that ...

Scientists at Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) have overturned a long-held belief in genetics: that inheriting two ...

While rates of cancer diagnosis under age 50 have risen in recent years, this has not translated into increased cancer ...

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what ...