Cancer before age 50 is rare, but increasing, in the United States and researchers want to know why. A new government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, finding that ...

There are different types of thyroid cancer, which include papillary, follicular, medullary, anaplastic, and oncocytic. Types of thyroid cancer can develop, grow, and spread in different ways, which ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

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 ...

There are several different types of radiation therapy. The type that may be recommended for you depends on a variety of factors, such as your cancer, its stage, and your treatment goals. Radiation ...

Common preservatives used to keep food safe and extend shelf life may be linked to a higher risk of several cancers and type ...

Grail's Galleri test screens for more than 50 different types of cancer from a single blood draw. (Getty Images) If you could take a simple blood test that could detect multiple types of cancer while ...

A recent study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) provides jarring insights into the connection between diet and cancer. While dietary risk factors might statistically appear to play a minor role in ...

Veterans diagnosed with several types of blood and urinary tract cancers who served in certain overseas locations during the Persian Gulf War and post-9/11 era now have a path to easily file claims ...

Triple-negative breast cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers. The name tells the story: It lacks the three main targets that make other types of breast cancers more treatable with powerful ...

The study suggests the tests could save lives by catching cancer at earlier stages, when it's more easily treated. It predicted that, over a decade of use, MCEDs could reduce stage IV cancer diagnoses ...