Excess body weight—including overweight and obesity—is a significant risk factor for cancer. Research from the American Cancer Society estimates that it contributes to approximately 5 percent of ...

Historically, cancer care largely focused on the fight for survival. Now, thanks to advancements in screening and treatment, many patients are living decades beyond their diagnosis.

Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

A traumatised woman has shared the harrowing reality of being with both her parents and mother and father-in-law in their ...

Although lung cancer has been the leading cause of lung-cancer death globally for decades, there are important temporal and geographical differences in lung-cancer incidence, mortality, and other ...

Accra, Feb 13, GNA – Ghana lost 17,944 persons to cancer in 2022, recording an estimated 27, 385 new cancer cases in that year, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said.

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations and infant mortality rises disproportionately, new research suggests.

Mr Ghebreyesus said in high-income countries, almost 90 per cent of children survive, while in low-income and middle-income countries, survival rates are often below 30 per centThe World Health ...

Was it simply a fluke that he kept treating strikingly young patients? Or was his practice one tiny data point in a larger trend? He found his answer after sifting through national health data: ...

Using AI to assist radiologists in diagnosing breast cancer may help in early detection of even aggressive types while ...

Each year in the USA, alcohol use contributes to nearly 100 000 new cancer cases and 20 000 deaths from cancer, according to ...

New research maps the global burden of male cancers from 1990 to 2040, showing how aging, lifestyle, and healthcare access ...