When most of us hear the word cancer, we usually flash to the baldness, the frailty, the translucence in our mind’s eye. The quiet resignation. A life paused, diminished. Someone existing in the ...

What does it mean to have breast self-awareness? It's a more general, flexible approach to breast cancer prevention that involves staying familiar with how your breasts look and feel. It goes along ...

Gum (gingival) cancer is a rare type of oral cancer. Gingival cancer grows in the thin skin layer protecting your teeth. The skin layer is also called your gingiva. It covers your upper and lower jaws ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or ...

Appendix cancer, also called appendiceal cancer, is when abnormal cells grow and form a tumor in the appendix. Your appendix is a little pouch-like organ attached to the lower right side of your large ...

When lung cancer treatment stops working, what happens next? New research reveals the answer may depend on how the cancer ...