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New Combo Immunotherapy Prolongs Survival in Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews
People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Physics Shows Why 20 Seconds Is Right for Hand-Washing
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Radiation Therapy Can Safely Be Cut in Half for Patients With Early Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Raw Meat Diet May Have a Downside for Dogs
Raw Milk Can Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Report Outlines National Plan to Test Wastewater for Harmful Germs
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Scientists Sniff Out the True Cause of 'BO'
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Sinus Infection? 'Good' Germs in Your Nose May Be Key
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some People's Guts Are Better at Gaining Energy From Food
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
The Future of Cancer for Americans
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Today's Homeless Are Getting 'Trench Fever,' Infamous from WW I
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Toxin in Undercooked Meat Shows Links to Rare Brain Tumors
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
Ultrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial
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Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Warm Water Danger: What to Know About Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
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What Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
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Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Wildlife Park's 'Splash Pad' Source of Severe Gastro Infections in Kids
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Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
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Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
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Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
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