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

The tax and spending bill cuts more than $1 trillion from Medicaid, the public health insurance program for people with low incomes that’s jointly funded by states and the federal government. Under ...

What makes SPF makeup and tinted sunscreen less protective than regular sunscreen? This boils down to the quantity of sun protective ingredient. Looking at pure sunscreen, you can see that the ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies involve taking immune cells, called T cells, from a patient and engineering them to make a protein that lets them recognize and attack the patient’s ...

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 ...

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

Features The Cancer Health 25: Change Makers These remarkable individuals make a difference every day. June 15, 2020 • By Cancer Health Staff ...

This year’s Cancer Health 25 spotlights the power and the promise of clinical trials.

People who are overweight or obese are at higher risk for at least 13 different types of cancer, which together make up about 40 percent of all cancer diagnoses in the United States, according to the ...

Some of the most common and deadly cancers receive little attention and resources.

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 ...

The Phase I kidney cancer study included nine people with advanced renal cell carcinoma who underwent surgery but were considered to be at high risk for recurrence. A custom vaccine containing ...