HealthDay Cancer Overview

Cancer Overview

woman getting chemotherapy

A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Cancer Treatment Options

Sep 19, 2023

6 min read

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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

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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

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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

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Up to 1 in 4 Breast Cancers Occur in Women Under 50, Study Shows

Dennis Thompson

10 hours ago

3 min read

acute myeloid leukemia

JFK’s Granddaughter Shares Terminal Cancer Diagnosis in New Personal Essay

Nov 24, 2025

2 min read

lung CT scan cancer

Under Current Guidelines, Most Lung Cancer Patients Weren't Eligible for Cancer Screening

Nov 24, 2025

3 min read

Radiologist showing tomography scan of a patient's lungs over of CT machine. Treatment of lung diseases, pneumonia, coronavirus, covid, cancer, tuberculosis

Three Times As Many Lung Cancer Deaths Could Be Prevented With One Simple Step

Dennis Thompson

Nov 21, 2025

3 min read

Farmer spraying wheat crops

Agriculture Linked To Melanoma Cluster In Pennsylvania

Dennis Thompson

Nov 18, 2025

3 min read

glioma cancer brain tumor

Traces Of Bacteria Found In Brain Tumors

Dennis Thompson

Nov 18, 2025

2 min read

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Cancer HealthDay TV

Young women with breast cancer

Invasive Breast Cancer Rising in Younger Women, Study Finds

Dec 01, 2025

1 min read

Woman on computer eating junk food

Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Higher Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps

Nov 18, 2025

1 min read

Breast Cancer Patient

Women With Advanced Breast Cancer Are Living Longer, Study Finds

Nov 06, 2025

1 min read

Young woman talks to doctor, thyroid cancer

Study Links Global Rise in Cancer to Obesity Across All Age Groups

Oct 21, 2025

1 min read

Woman having mammogram

Harder-to-Detect Breast Cancer Increasing in U.S. Women

Oct 09, 2025

1 min read

Patient and doctor in hospital during colonoscopy, closeup

Rectal Bleeding Strongest Predictor of Colon Cancer Under 50

Oct 08, 2025

1 min read

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Cancer Professional News

bladder

FDA Approves Padcev for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

4 minutes ago

2 min read

Patient is receiving digital breast tomosynthesis in medical center

RSNA: 20 to 24 Percent of Breast Cancers Diagnosed in Women Aged 18 to 49

6 hours ago

1 min read

stomach

Recommendations Developed for Radiation Therapy for Gastric Cancer

6 hours ago

2 min read

Current USPSTF Screening Guidelines Miss Many Patients With Lung Cancer

Current USPSTF Screening Guidelines Miss Many Patients With Lung Cancer

6 hours ago

2 min read

breast cancer

RSNA: AI Model Tops Breast Density for Predicting Risk for Breast Cancer

Dec 01, 2025

1 min read

lung x-ray imaging

Less Than One in Five Who Are Eligible Undergo Lung Cancer Screening

Nov 26, 2025

2 min read

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