Having too little (a deficiency) of a specific vitamin or mineral can lead to health problems. Researchers have reported ...

Your care team looks at many factors when recommending cancer treatment options. Your general health can help determine which treatment may work best for you. “We treat not only the cancer, but the ...

Nicole E. Caston, PhD, MPH, is an associate scientist of Health Services Research in the Surveillance, Prevention, & Health Services Research (SPHeRe) department of the American Cancer Society (ACS).

What is von Hippel-Lindau? VHL is an inherited condition that increases the risk of developing certain cancers, benign tumors, and cysts. Problems related to VHL may start at an early age. VHL is ...

Survival rates can give you an idea of what percentage of people with the same type and stage of cancer are still alive a certain amount of time (usually 5 years) after they were diagnosed. They can’t ...

Having cancer or taking care of someone with cancer can change your daily life. You may be trying to balance cancer care, family needs, and your work schedule or job duties. Knowing your rights can ...

How 5-year Relative Cancer Survival Rates (%) Changed from 1975 to 2021 Relative survival is a measure of life expectancy among people with cancer compared to that among the general population of the ...

Over the last 30 years, the risk of dying from cancer has steadily declined, sparing some 4 million lives in the United States. This downward trend can partially be explained by big wins in smoking ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is significantly evolving the guideline about who is considered to have a high risk for developing lung cancer and should get screened for it each year with a ...

Precancerous cells, also called premalignant cells, are abnormal cells that have changes in how they look or grow. The cells are not cancer, but they show changes that raise the risk of turning into ...

When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was signed into law on March 23, 2010, it was a historic moment — in fact, it was the biggest change to US health care since ...

If your doctor has recommended a biopsy to see whether you have cancer, you probably have a lot of questions. You may even be wondering can cancer spread if you do a biopsy? The short answer to this ...