Fat isn’t just a guilty pleasure — it’s cancer’s secret weapon. New research from UT Southwestern Medical Center is shedding light on why this is the case.In a study published this month in the ...

Dolly Parton and Sheryl Crow lead "Stand Up To Cancer's" Nashville special on August 15 with stars, survivors, and top cancer ...

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

Research from the NIH’s National Cancer Institute, an agency beleaguered by funding cuts and censorship, finds that ...

About 69,000 new cases and nearly 14,000 deaths are expected this year, according to the American Cancer Society.

Tamron Little was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma in 2007 as a 21-year-old new mother. Catch up on Tamron's blogs here ...

Even with all this research readily available, some doctors still say many women over 65 don’t need Pap smears, including ...

For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues.

During therapy, some cancer cells evolve to escape elimination. Newer anticancer drugs that can overcome this resistance are necessary. Now, researchers from Japan demonstrate that aromatic ...

National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) representatives believe it vital not to spread misinformation about ...

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...

The study, published Tuesday in The Lancet Oncology, focused on women under 55 with and without a uterus. CBS News medical ...