Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

Not all cancers are written in your genes. A sweeping new report from the World Health Organization found that up to four in 10 cancer cases around the globe could be prevented with lifestyle changes.

Cancer is caused by faulty genes, but what also shapes a cancer cell's behavior is how a gene's instructions are trimmed and ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Many Americans take a dark view of nicotine ...

Esophageal cancer is a tumor that forms inside the esophagus. This tube starts in the back of the throat, goes through the neck and connects with the stomach in the abdomen. The wall of the esophagus ...

Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death among people under 50 in the United States – and the reasons why are still murky, a new report says. In the early 1990s, colorectal ...

H. Pylori Symptoms: Cases of stomach cancer are constantly increasing. Let us explain the bacteria responsible for this, which cause cancer in a large number of people every year. How H. pylori Causes ...

Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It affects the cells in the middle part of your throat, or what’s called the oropharynx. Early signs are easy to miss. “We can't see that area ...

Young patients often struggle to get early diagnosis of cancer leading to delays and more advanced stages of disease.

Cancer is the No. 1 cause of line-of-duty deaths among firefighters, who are 9% more likely than the general population to be ...

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