People with certain bacteria and fungi in their mouths may face a dramatically higher risk of pancreatic cancer — more than three times greater — according to new research from NYU Langone Health and ...

Ignore this red flag, and it could come back to bite you in the rear. A new study has identified the “strongest predictor of colorectal cancer” in adults under 50 — increasing the odds of a diagnosis ...

The five-year survival rate has jumped up from around 75% to over 90%. Since the start of Breast Cancer Awareness initiatives in 1985, over 517,000 lives have been saved from better treatment and ...

Screening and treatment improvements have led to better survival rates. Since the first Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiatives kicked off 40 years ago, major improvements have been made in treating ...

When Trish Michelle first told her doctor about a lump in her breast at age 37, his response was that it “didn’t exist,” she tells SELF. In his view, there was little reason to be suspicious: Her ...

When Juan Namnun discovered a lump on his chest in June 2022, he dismissed it. Namnun, an active father of three from Delran, thought maybe he just pulled a muscle or bumped into something. The ...

What is the NFL's Crucial Catch program? According to American Cancer Society, the NFL and the American Cancer Society teamed up to fight cancer and save lives. Crucial Catch helps people catch cancer ...

New York Giants co-owner, president and CEO John Mara announced on Monday that he was diagnosed with cancer. "I have recently been diagnosed with cancer and have been following the treatment plan ...

In the last decade, more than a dozen types of cancer have risen among people under 50. Scientists don’t have all of the answers, but research is starting to offer clues. By Nina Agrawal Ten years ago ...

October marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's a disease that strikes mainly women, but doctors say people need to understand it can also happen to men. Juan Namnun, the baseball ...

Cancer cells can brainwash their neighbors. Like the CIA deploying secret agents to turn an enemy, tumors use a similar strategy to manipulate nearby cells. The tumors’ agents are mitochondria, the ...

New cases of cancer have been rising among younger people, worrying patients and doctors about causes. A new study suggests increasing numbers of cases of early onset cancer are largely due to ...