Category,
CANCER CARE
Types of Leukemia
Leukemia is not one disease. Although it is a form of cancer affecting blood cells, there are several types of leukemia and they can be either acute or chronic.
Category,
CANCER CARE
Why Cancer Treatment Should Include Psychological Help
A cancer diagnosis and cancer treatment can be overwhelming. Find out why cancer treatment should include psychological help and how to find needed support.
Cancer Is Now the #1 Killer
For middle-aged people in wealthy nations, cancer is now the number one killer. In fact, they are more than twice as likely to die of cancer than heart disease.
You Can Get Lung Cancer Even If You Never Smoked
While smoking is still the main risk factor for lung cancer, 12 percent of lung cancer patients never smoked. A possible culprit? Air pollution and genes increase your risk.
Cancer Screening Guidelines
Early detection improves your chances of beating cancer.
Can Research on Cinnamon Help Cure Cancer?
Researchers are investigating the potential of cinnamon. Concentrated versions of the ancient spice may eventually become medications to slow the growth of tumors.
What Causes Cancer?
There is no one answer to what causes cancer. You may have been born with a vulnerability that is then triggered by experiences like smoking or exposure to air pollution.
Even Light Drinking May Increase Cancer Risk
Backing up years of research, one study suggests that drinking any alcohol increases your risk for cancers of the colon, stomach, breast, prosate, and esophagus.
How to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk Factors
Lots of common sense advice adds up to less risk, especially not smoking.
Genetic Screening for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
A family or personal history of reproductive cancer can indicate it’s important — and potentially life-saving — to be proactive about genetic testing.
Child Cancer Survivors Need Follow-up Adult Care
Young cancer survivors can have physical and emotional problems as adults from cancer treatments. Screening can help them be healthy adults.
Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Pancreatic cancer is often deadly because it’s hard to spot at an early stage. But advances in finding and treating pancreatic cancer are progressing quickly.