Breast cancer screening based on individual risk rather than annual screening is safe, effective and preferred by patients, according to the results of a randomized study using data from the Women ...

Thousands of people in England will be able to check whether they have genes linked to cancer.

The health service is developing a register of 120 genes known to increase the likelihood of getting cancer as part of a ...

The human papillomavirus, or HPV, is the cause of nearly all cervical cancers. But there's good news: HPV vaccinations can help prevent cervical cancer, as well as a host of other cancers caused by ...

Doctors began testing PSA levels in the 1980s to monitor diagnosed cancers. By the early 1990s, researchers promoted it for ...

Only 20% of Iowans who qualify for lung cancer screening get one - and an innovative new program from the University of Iowa ...

An oncologist became a patient when she was unexpectedly diagnosed with breast cancer. She said 4 simple habits can help ...

A nationwide Australian pilot screened more than 10,000 adults aged 18–40 years for high-risk genetic variants linked to ...

Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.

He's lost his father, a brother, aunts, uncles and extended family members to cancer — many of them in their 30s and 40s.

It's the top cause of cancer death for men and women combined, a new study says.