Molly MacDonald turned adversity into action, founding The Pink Fund to support breast cancer patients. Her journey reveals powerful lessons on resilience and leadership.

Scientists have discovered something that happens during human development that might be able to explain why some people are ...

February marks Cancer Prevention Awareness Month, and local doctors are stressing the importance of early detection and prevention for two cancers that impact women: cervical and ovarian cancer.

February marks Cancer Prevention Awareness Month, and local doctors are stressing the importance of early detection and prevention for two cancers that impact women: cervical and ovarian cancer.

Leading causes include heart disease, cancer and accidents. We explore these issues and speak with experts about prevention.

A person’s lifetime risk of cancer might be partly established before they are even born, a new mouse study says.Resear ...

Pharmaceutical company GSK and Oxford University are teaming up to devise a groundbreaking cancer vaccine poised to stop the disease from developing in the first place. The ambition lies in ...

Is Crohn's disease a type of cancer? Crohn’s disease is not a type of cancer, but it may increase your chances of developing colorectal cancer. Yes, Crohn’s is a lifelong condition that ...

Is thyroid cancer hereditary? Thyroid cancer can be hereditary or acquired. Associated familial diseases have their own inheritance pattern, and some have known gene defects. They include familial ...

While breast cancer is rare in men, the disease can affect men too. Men can also have breast lumps and should get a prompt medical evaluation for any lump or change in the appearance of their chest or ...

Instead of using rays, chemotherapy uses drugs to do battle with the disease. It's the most common treatment for small cell lung cancer and often takes several months to complete. The treatment ...