Cancer

Cases of cervical cancer have declined over the years thanks to women taking preventative measures — including vaccinations against the human papilloma virus, or HPV.

Cases of cervical cancer have declined over the years thanks to women taking preventative measures — including vaccinations against the human papilloma virus, or HPV. Not long ago, cervical cancer was one of the most common cancers affecting women, but because of advances in medicine, routine testing and increased awareness, doctors say cases in the U.S. have significantly dropped. “Literally…

Thanks to the proliferation of awareness campaigns imploring men to take charge of their health, “men’s health” has become an important buzzword inspiring action while at the same time raising a lot of questions—especially regarding prostate cancer.

The spots can be mistaken for a pimple, scar, sore or a patch of dry, irritated skin.

President Joe Biden spoke on First Lady Jill Biden’s recovery after having surgery to remove two cancerous lesions near her eyes on Wednesday, saying there is a “0-1% chance of ever returning any cancer, so thank God she’s doing really well.”

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said Wednesday that he has a type of lymphoma that’s a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment.

Merck and Moderna plan to begin the next phase of the study in 2023 and expand its use against additional kinds of tumors.

A new study is reassuring for women who are taking hormone-blocking pills after a breast cancer diagnosis and want to become pregnant.

R&B singer Mary J. Blige has joined first lady Jill Biden to promote cancer prevention.

Is cancer spreading at a New Jersey high school? A mother is demanding answers after she said she conducted her own tests at the school her children attend — and believes cancer-causing toxins and materials were found.

‘If you care about Black women’s health, you have to care about our hair,’ said professor Wendy Greene, a leading voice in the movement against Black hair discrimination

A 20-year-old Long Island native and minor league pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies has died after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the team’s head of player development announced Thursday. Corey Phelan, of Greenlawn, was an undrafted free agent out of Harborfields High School who signed with the squad in 2020. He gave up just one run while pitching nine...

Windsurfer Michael Cramer was on track to compete for Team USA at the Olympics before a cancer diagnosis at 19 derailed his career. That discovery was only the first chapter of Cramer’s story.

First responders put on a parade for a three-year-old recovering from cancer treatment in Oakland County, Michigan.

An Ontario community wanted to give Alexandros Hurdakis and his family an epic celebration to remember.

President Joe Biden was in Boston Monday calling for Americans to come together in a push to find a cure for cancers, hoping a divided country can unify around a cause to save lives and improve the quality of life for patients and families. The Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative that Biden created is aimed at ensuring the ingredients that pharmaceutical…

Actress and activist Jane Fonda revealed Friday that she has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “This is a very treatable cancer… so I feel very lucky.”

The two-time Oscar winner says she’s started chemotherapy, but won’t let that treatment slow her activism.

Families bond in so many special ways and one of them is through music. “My brother was a big music fan. And one of our big connections was a love of music.” Gina Malafronte’s younger brother Chip had an ear for rock and roll. “And we would listen in his room [at Smilow Cancer Hospital] to Van Halen and...

Each year, the Closer to Free ride brings in money that is crucial to helping cancer patients at Yale Cancer Center and Smillow Cancer Hospital. One patient is little Maddie Bouchard, who was diagnosed with leukemia at 18 months old.