HealthDay Cancer Overview

Cancer Overview

woman getting chemotherapy

A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Cancer Treatment Options

Sep 19, 2023

6 min read

mother cancer child chemotherapy

A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Cancer Stages & Grades

Sep 19, 2023

4 min read

breast cancer

What Are the Different Types of Breast Cancer?

Aug 17, 2023

5 min read

breast cancer

What Causes Breast Cancer? Causes, Risk Factors to Know

Aug 17, 2023

3 min read

senior man

Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know

Miriam Jones Bradley, RN

Aug 22, 2023

4 min read

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Cancer A to Z

thyroid

Thyroid Cancer Is Often Highly Treatable — Here’s What Patients Should Know

Jennifer Ogilvie, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology, Endocrine)

Nov 17, 2025

4 min read

Lung CT scan

Doctors Say Lung Cancer Is Still the Deadliest Cancer, But Hope Is Growing

Nov 11, 2025

2 min read

Photo of an essential oil and lemons on a wooden cutting board

Citrus Oil Formula May Relieve Dry Mouth for Cancer Patients

Mar 29, 2025

2 min read

Photo of a doctor holding a 3D model of a colon

Early Detection of Colon Cancer Is Critical for Women

Mar 16, 2025

2 min read

child hospital bed parent

How To Talk to Your Child About a Cancer Diagnosis

Mar 02, 2025

2 min read

Americans with lung cancer are living longer, according to a new report from the American Lung Association, but researchers say increased screening and access to genetic testing can boost progress even more.

What Cancer Screenings Do You Need? A Quick Guide

Feb 15, 2025

2 min read

colonoscopy prep

Prepping for Colonoscopy? An Expert Offers Tips to Make Things Easier

Nov 02, 2024

2 min read

mammogram

Certain Women May Need Mammograms Before Age 40 -- An Expert Explains Why

Dennis Thompson

Oct 15, 2024

2 min read

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Cancer Health News

Woman with Cancer Exercising

U.S. Cancer Survival Rates Reach Record High, Report Says

Dennis Thompson

Jan 14, 2026

3 min read

childhood cancer pediatric

Childhood Cancer Survivors Age More Rapidly, Genetics Show

Dennis Thompson

Jan 12, 2026

2 min read

Senior couple doing Nordic walking on a sunny summer day

Walking Eases Fatigue Among Colon Cancer Patients

Dennis Thompson

Jan 08, 2026

2 min read

GLP-1 Medications, Ozempic, Wegovy

Ozempic, Wegovy Might Lower Colon Cancer Risk

Dennis Thompson

Jan 07, 2026

3 min read

Doctor and patient healthcare concept. Gynecologist physician consulting and examining woman patient health in Obstetrics and Gynecology department in medical hospital health service center

U.S. Backs At-Home HPV Testing to Boost Cervical Cancer Screening

Jan 06, 2026

2 min read

breast cancer doctor

Hormone Drug Helps Fight Hormone-Fueled Breast Cancer, Trial Shows

Dennis Thompson

Jan 06, 2026

2 min read

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Cancer HealthDay TV

Woman grocery shopping

New Study Raises Questions About Cancer Risk and Certain Food Preservatives

Jan 08, 2026

1 min read

Gynecological cytology Pap smear test and cytobrush in hands of gynecologist

New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Give Women More Options

Jan 07, 2026

1 min read

Mammography

Is Tamoxifen Alone a Viable Option for Women with Low-Risk DCIS Breast Cancer?

Dec 16, 2025

2 min read

Women with acupuncture needles in her head

New Study: Acupuncture Shows Real Promise for Cancer ‘Brain Fog’

Dec 12, 2025

1 min read

Vietnam Veteran

New Study Links Agent Orange to Rare Blood Cancer in Vietnam Vets

Dec 10, 2025

2 min read

Woman giving herself a GLP-1 injection

Do GLP-1 Drugs Affect Cancer Risk? New Study Says Probably Not

Dec 09, 2025

1 min read

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Cancer Professional News

bladder

Color Vision Deficiency Associated With Shorter Survival for Patients With Bladder Cancer

Jan 20, 2026

1 min read

throat neck

Rate of Clinical Trial Failure in Head & Neck Cancer Has Grown Since 2000

Jan 15, 2026

1 min read

genetics breast cancer genes dna

Circulating Tumor DNA Linked to Poor Prognosis in HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer

Jan 15, 2026

2 min read

prostate

Prognostic Model Developed, Validated Externally for Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality

Jan 14, 2026

1 min read

pills drugs

Personalized Biomarker Matching With Customized Oncology Drug Combos Feasible

Jan 14, 2026

1 min read

child cancer leukemia chemotherapy

Epigenetic Age Acceleration Linked to Worse Neurocognitive Function in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Jan 13, 2026

1 min read

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