CHICAGO (AP) — Patients with pancreatic cancer that hadn't spread lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a single standard cancer drug, a…
CHICAGO (AP) — Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the…
NEW YORK (AP) — New guidelines released Wednesday recommend U.S. adults start colon cancer screening earlier, at age 45 instead of 50. The American Cancer…
Josephine Rizo survived chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, but breast cancer treatment wrecked her finances. Money was already tight when doctors told the Phoenix resident she…
Creative arts therapy is based on the idea that the creative act can be healing. According to the American Cancer Society, arts therapy can help…
Creative arts therapy is based on the idea that the creative act can be healing. According to the American Cancer Society, arts therapy can help…
FirstHealth of the Carolinas launched its annual Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month reminder on March 1 to raise awareness about the importance of colon (or colorectal)…
Contributed An updated resource for fighting cancer in North Carolina is now available to citizens and medical professionals through the N.C. Department of Health and…
According to the American Cancer Society, there is no sure way to prevent breast cancer. But there are things a woman can do that might…
Henry J. Thompson, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) Repeated studies have shown that physical inactivity, and the occurrence of obesity to which it is linked, increases…
When Sharron Wood’s fallopian tube cancer recurred last fall, her FirstHealth medical oncologist suggested a treatment option that hadn’t been available at the time of…
There currently is no generally accepted standard of care for pancreatic cancer that has migrated to other parts of the body, but a current clinical…