“Personalized, risk-based screening is critical to improving breast cancer outcomes, and AI tools offer us the best opportunity to fulfill that potential,” said Robert Smith, PhD, senior vice ...

Scientists and advocates for trans rights say the change will make it much harder to understand cancer diagnoses and trends among the trans population.

More than 30 new drugs have been approved for pediatric cancer in the past 10 years, but progress has not benefited all patients.

One day at the office, I developed a dull pain in my right lower abdomen that grew in intensity. I checked into the emergency room. My gallbladder was infected and had to come out. When I was in the ...

The optimal duration of checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy is unknown. Pivotal clinical trials typically tested these medications for up to two years, but in practice, some patients continue to use ...

Medications used to treat skin melanoma, such as checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy, do not work as well against uveal melanoma. Kimmtrak, the first drug approved specifically for this type of cancer, ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first at-home kit for self-collecting samples for cervical cancer screening for people ages 25 to 65 at average risk, according to Teal Health, the ...

As people age, silent changes occur naturally in the blood system. While most mutations do not cause issues, blood stem cells with a certain mutation can start making cells with the same genetic ...

Earlier today, W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, announced her decision to step down as the 17th Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Rathmell, who assumed the role on December 18, 2023, ...

Recognizing the value of DPD testing, England’s National Health Service (NHS) will be making the test available nationwide, according to The Guardian. The NHS notes that of the 38,000 people with ...

Here's a list of the approved drugs to treat breast cancer. Click on any of the medications for more info on indications, dosing and side effects. Arimidex is an aromatase inhibitor approved for ...

“There is no easy way to say this but I know my wife @camilla_row would have wanted me to thank every person from all over the world who prayed for her over the last 8 years she suffered immeasurably ...