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.

There's big cancer news this month. The American Cancer Society reports that for the first time, the five-year survival rate ...

A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home testing could be a game-changer.

Health officials warn the nation could lose its measles-free designation as cases surge nationwide.

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 ...

NHS England to develop ‘world-first’ database for genes linked to cancer - The health service is developing a register of 120 ...

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

NHS cancer screening programmes can help to diagnose cancer or its risk earlier and improve the likelihood of successful treatment.

Self-collection means swabbing your vagina to get a sample of cells to test in the lab. In this case, the sample is used to ...

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