A person has survived 12 tumors in less than 40 years of life
In a study from Spanish National Cancer Research Center, scientists reported an exceptional cancer case.
This individual first developed a tumor as a baby, followed...
Pancreatic cancer could be diagnosed up to three years earlier
Pancreatic cancer is a silent disease. For many people, it has no symptoms until it is fairly advanced.
Common drug may help fight treatment-resistant blood cancer
Leukemia is a group of blood cancers that results in excess amounts of white blood cells.
There are both chronic forms of leukemia that progress...
A blood test that screens for multiple cancers at once promises to boost early...
Detecting cancer early before it spreads throughout the body can be lifesaving.
This is why doctors recommend regular screening for several common cancer types, using...
People with heart failure may be at higher cancer risk
In a new study, scientists found that people living with heart failure may also face a higher risk of cancer.
Weight loss surgery slashes cancer and death risks
In the U.S., the most common weight-loss surgery is the sleeve gastrectomy.
In this procedure, the surgeon removes a large portion of the stomach to...
Compound in pomegranates may help fight colon cancer
Colorectal cancer is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum grow out of control. Sometimes it is called colon cancer, for short.
In a study...
Scientists find better method to detect pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest five-year survival rate among cancers.
It is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer death in the United...
Cancer may cause changes to the heart before treatment
An estimated 1.9 million people in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Having a...
Scientists find many existing drugs can help kill cancer
Cancer is a disease caused when cells divide uncontrollably and spread into surrounding tissues.
Cancer cells can break away from the original tumor and travel through...