Black communities across the United States experience significantly high rates of colorectal cancer —about 20% to 30% higher than their white counterparts. How to better understand and address these ...

Tennessee and Alabama billboards by ACS CAN urge Congress not to cut cancer research funding ahead of crucial federal votes.

Researchers say the increase in colorectal cancer screening among younger adults is linked to rise in earlier-stage diagnosis.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist drugs (GLP-1s) such as Wegovy and Zepbound, have become game-changers in the world of weight-loss drugs. By reducing appetite and slowing down the rate at ...

It’s a relatively common type of cancer. That’s the one thing Janet Kukreja, MD, director of urologic oncology at the CU Cancer Center and UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, wants people to ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have shown for the first time that a type of human papillomavirus (HPV) commonly found on the skin can directly cause a form of skin cancer ...

Provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan. Activities focus on encouraging all people to protect their health by being vaccinated against infectious diseases.

Every year the second Saturday of October marks World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD). This year WHPCD will be on Saturday 11 October 2025. Each year the WHPCD campaign has a theme that is ...

Features The Cancer Health 25: Change Makers These remarkable individuals make a difference every day. June 15, 2020 • By Cancer Health Staff ...

When ob-gyn Kelly Shanahan was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2013, her passion and expertise fueled a new mission.

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 ...

Psychologist Seth Axelrod, PhD, has metastatic bone cancer—and a unique set of therapeutic skills that help him live with it.