Diagnosing cancer

February 20, 2019

The internet is rife with misinformation about what does and doesn’t cause cancer, and how to treat the disease. We bust 11 of those myths.

February 7, 2019

Lung cancer remains the deadliest form of the disease. But new tools are being developed for early screening. Learn what else everyone should know about lung cancer.

December 1, 2018

Testicular cancer is also the most common cancer in men 15-44 years old—many of whom are not screening themselves for what turns out to be among the easiest cancers to detect early.

October 11, 2018

As nonthreatening as they may seem on the surface, you should know that some symptoms, when prolonged, may be a signal of a serious health problem.

September 12, 2018

Motivated by the potential of immunotherapy, doctors and researchers are exploring new ways to better forecast when they may be a viable treatment for more cancers and show better outcomes in a larger percentage of patients.

August 29, 2018

Radiology and radiation therapy are critical components to many cancer diagnoses and treatments, but because of their similar names, patients often get confused by what exactly each does for them.

August 22, 2018

Elderly patients, 65 and older, with weakened immune systems may not have the robust response to immunotherapy some younger patients experience.

July 25, 2018

Although organizations like the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute acknowledge that e-cigarettes may be less dangerous than conventional cigarettes, they stress that using e-cigarettes, or vaping, may still be harmful, and the long-term effects still aren't known. But many doctors fear that message is getting lost amid vaping's skyrocketing popularity.

July 19, 2018

In a growing number of cases, the era of precision medicine has flipped the perceptions about rare and common cancers upside down.