Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

Cancer is one of the most complex and challenging diseases known to medicine. It occurs when abnormal cells in the body begin to grow uncontrollably, spreading into surrounding tissues or organs.

Gum (gingival) cancer is a rare type of oral cancer. Gingival cancer grows in the thin skin layer protecting your teeth. The skin layer is also called your gingiva. It covers your upper and lower jaws ...

Every two minutes, a woman dies from cervical cancer somewhere in the world, according to the United Nations and the World ...

Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults ...

Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It affects the cells in the middle part of your throat, or what’s called the oropharynx. Early signs are easy to miss. “We can't see that area ...

Ng's group has found that sugary diets — especially sugary drinks including soda, juice, and sports drinks — are associated with a higher risk of early-onset colon cancer. Food that spikes insulin or ...

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new cause of skin cancer, according to a case report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The culprit is a type of ...

Tracking diets for years, researchers found modest cancer risk signals tied to specific food preservatives, not preservatives ...

Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the tumor. That is the key finding of a new study that my colleagues and I recently published in the journal ...