A study linked fine-particle air pollution and other environmental factors to genetic changes in people with lung cancer who never smoked.

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A single dose of psilocybin—the psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms”—administered along with psychological support continued to relieve depression and anxiety for two years in a small study of ...

The new terms may expose universities to significant legal risk, according to several experts. “The Trump administration is using the False Claims Act as a massive threat to the bottom lines of ...

Yet in its feverish purge of federal health programs, it has proposed eliminating the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and its annual funding of $1.4 billion. That’s ...

Radiation may shrink existing metastatic tumors not directly treated. New research shows the opposite effect: Such tumors may also grow.

Todd Heywood, known by his friends as simply “Heywood,” has been an outspoken HIV survivor, renowned investigative journalist, and queer advocate for most of his life. So it should come as no surprise ...

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Features Cancer Health 25: Champions of Health Equity These individuals work to ensure fair opportunities to prevent, treat and survive cancer. August 14, 2023 • By The Cancer Health Staff ...

Active surveillance spares men with low-risk prostate cancer, like Howard Wolinsky, from aggressive treatment and its side effects.

In 1996, former professional road racing cyclist and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, who became a disgraced champion for using performance-enhancing drugs, was diagnosed with ...