A Vitamin A byproduct could weaken the immune system's cancer-fighting ability, according to new Princeton University ...

“A lot of people, when they found out I got diagnosed, were shocked, and the response was, “But you're a breast cancer doctor ...

The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in cancer development and progression, by influencing the host immune system and metabolism. Dysbiosis, or a disruption in the balance of the host gut ...

Cancer can sometimes thwart drugs designed to treat it — but now, scientists have developed a way to turn tumor cells against their neighbors, forcing the cancer to cooperate with treatment. A cancer ...

A research team has developed a groundbreaking technology that can treat colon cancer by converting cancer cells into a state resembling normal colon cells without killing them, thus avoiding side ...

Statistics show a clear spike in eight cancers in younger people, but that has brought a debate over whether many cases ever needed to be found. By Gina Kolata The statistics are incontrovertible: ...

In a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting, researchers report encouraging early results from research investigating a potential way to help some cancer ...

On Jan. 3, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a sobering report about the cancer risks linked to something that most Americans enjoy frequently: an alcoholic beverage. In the advisory, Dr. Vivek Murthy ...

The surgeon general cautioned the public on Friday that even light or moderate drinking is harmful. By Nina Agrawal and Katie Mogg The surgeon general of the U.S. Public Health Service warned on ...

A number of next-generation screenings developed in recent years and sold online could address both of these problems. Companies claim that some can identify cancer or even dozens of cancers from a ...

Current research does not suggest that drinking Diet Coke or other beverages with aspartame will increase the risk of cancer. Aspartame, an artificial sweetener, is found in foods and drinks like Diet ...