Genetic testing is recommended for those with personal and family histories of several types of cancer — including pancreatic and breast cancer.

Although long considered a disease of aging, certain cancers are turning up more often in younger women, according to a new report.

The American Cancer Society report noted some racial disparities. American Indian and Alaska Native people are two to three times more likely to die from kidney, liver, stomach, and cervical cancers than white Americans. Black Americans are twice as likely to die from prostate, stomach, and uterine corpus cancer compared to white Americans.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer and later complications potentially raised “unnecessary” security risks.

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center is aiming to catch cancer earlier through their use of Intuitive Ion™ Robotic Bronchoscopy technology.

Manufacturers will have at least two years to phase the carcinogenic additive Red Dye No. 3 out of their products.

In addition to the potential connection between microplastics and cancer, research has linked ongoing exposure to lung disorders, neurological issues, immune system dysfunction, cancer, and other severe health complications.

A Rockville cancer therapy company has raised roughly $6 million, just a handful of months after its IPO. Its top priority? Earn FDA approval this year for its cancer drug.

The overall average breast cancer incidence rate in the U.S. was 131.8 per 100,000 and the overall average breast cancer mortality rate was 19.3 per 100,000. Among women in the U.S., breast cancer accounts for 32% of all cancer cases and 14% of all cancer deaths, the report found.

Four months after announcing she had completed chemotherapy for cancer, Princess of Wales Kate Middleton says she is in remission. She made the announcement Tuesday on X, thanking her doctors and the community at large for their support. "I wanted to take ...

Red Dye No. 3, also known as erythrosine, is a synthetic food dye that gives foods and drinks a bright red color. It is also sometimes used in oral medicines and dietary supplements. It first was approved for use in food in 1907. It's made from petroleum.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled.