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Colon cancer is killing more young people in the U.S. than any other cancer

Fewer people under age 50 are dying from cancer in the U.S., but colorectal cancer mortality rates continue to surge ...

Cancer death rates are decreasing for younger adults, according to a new study, except for 1 type. Here's what to know.

Death rates from colorectal cancer, however, have continued to rise in younger adults, becoming the leading cause of cancer ...

Some Immune Systems Defeat Cancer. Could That Become a Drug?

Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a ...

Experts can testify about suspected J&J talc products' cancer link, special master recommends

By Diana Novak Jones Jan 20 (Reuters) - In a victory for thousands of women suing Johnson & Johnson over claims that the ...

Incurable prostate cancer patients offered lifeline in NHS U-turn

Thousands of men with incurable prostate cancer will be offered a lifeline after an about-turn on NHS treatment.

The Mutant Wolves of Chernobyl Have Evolved to Survive Cancer

On April 26, 1986, disaster struck the small Ukrainian-Belarusian border town of Chernobyl, (then part of the Soviet Union) ...

Corcept's cancer drug cuts risk of death in ovarian cancer trial

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Corcept Therapeutics said on Thursday a late-stage trial showed its experimental drug in combination with chemotherapy helped reduce the risk of death in patients with a type of ...

Why Colin Egglesfield Kept His Years-Long Cancer Battle a Secret

All My Children alum Colin Egglesfield detailed his decision to initially keep his testicular cancer battle a secret when he received his first diagnosis in 2006 in an E! News interview.