COVID-19 patients with cancer appear to have a higher rate of death than those without cancer, but the risk varies widely by cancer type, according recent study by researchers at Montefiore Health ...

Accusations circulating in certain media outlets that the Biden Cancer Initiative raised money for salaries and conferences but did not dispense grants are rooted in a basic misunderstanding of the ...

Active surveillance spares men with low-risk prostate cancer, like Howard Wolinsky, from aggressive treatment and its side effects.

A comprehensive list of cancer awareness months and days with some background on each one.

People who are overweight or obese are at higher risk for at least 13 different types of cancer, which together make up about 40 percent of all cancer diagnoses in the United States, according to the ...

For our sixth annual Cancer Health 25, we salute patient advocates for their unwavering efforts to support the cancer community. To be clear, our Cancer Health 25 is not a “best of” list or a “most ...

Edward Ratner has lived with chronic lymphocytic leukemia for a decade. Here, the Minneapolis doctor shares his rules for success.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that people who engage in oral sex have an 80% higher risk of developing mouth and throat (oropharyngeal) cancers. The risk was particularly high for ...

All rectal cancer patients with a specific genetic mutation had a complete response, and some were still in remission four years later.

September 15, 2024• By Liz Highleyman Share Comments Advertisement Incyte’s PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor Zynyz (retifanlimab) plus chemotherapy significantly improved progression-free survival in ...

A review of some 3,000 studies implicates these particles in a variety of serious health problems. These include male and female infertility, colon cancer and poor lung function. The particles also ...

The amount of nonprofit funding for different types of cancer has little correlation with how common the cancers are or how many people they kill, according to a recent study by researchers at ...