Cancer

Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

New cervical cancer screening guidelines endorse the use of self-swab kits

Children's Health

Pediatric cancer treatments are saving kids' lives, but more research funding is needed to improve them, report says

Pediatric Cancer Lianna Munir

Breast cancer and birth control: A huge new study shows how science can be distorted

Birth Control Cancer

Nearly 1 in 10 American adults say they've received a cancer diagnosis

Cancer rates America

Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

Zipporah Washington Temple

Radiation may be unnecessary as an early-stage breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer Radiation

Common dry cleaning chemical increases risk of liver cancer, study confirms

Dry Cleaning PCE.

Long-term study on HPV vaccinations finds evidence of herd immunity

HPV Vaccine Herd Immunity

Having multiple tattoos may help guard against most dangerous type of skin cancer, study finds

Melanoma Risk Tattoos

A daily aspirin may help prevent colon cancer from returning

Aspirin Colon Cancer Prevention

U.S. death rate falls to lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC report says

U.S. Death Rate

Experimental skin cancer test aims to increase early detection of melanoma

Melanoma At Home Test

Penn Medicine's new mammography van brings breast cancer screenings to those who might not otherwise get them

Penn Mammogram Van

World's premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos

Trump NCI Cuts

Prostate cancer is unlikely to kill men if it's low risk and treated according to best practices, study finds

Prostate Cancer Treatment

In new PBS documentary on caregiving, Bradley Cooper reflects on his final days with his father

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New dietary guidelines reportedly may drop specific advice on how much alcohol Americans should drink each day

Alcohol Dietary Guidelines

Dell Music Center to hold event to honor Gary O, the longtime house DJ who died in December

dj gary o

Alternative Medicine

For cancer patients with depression, psilocybin may provide lasting relief

Psilocybin Cancer Depression

Appendix cancer remains rare, but is becoming more common among younger generations

Appendix Cancer

Exercise might lower colon cancer patients' risk of death, study finds

Exercise colon cancer

What does it mean for Biden's prostate cancer to be 'aggressive?' A urologic surgeon explains

Joe Biden Cancer

Enhanced imaging could vastly improve cancer detection in people with dense breasts, study finds

Dense Breasts Cancer Screening

First at-home test for HPV, the most common cause of cervical cancer, gains FDA approval

HPV home test

3 Doors Down singer reveals he has kidney cancer form that has become more common in younger adults

3 Doors Down Cancer

After being diagnosed with cancer in his horseshoe kidney, this Arkansas man sought surgery at Temple Health

Horseshoe Kidney Surgery

A bacterial toxin may be a factor in the rise in colon cancer among young people

Colorectal Cancer Toxin

Prostate cancer therapy being tested at Main Line Health may 'open up the door' to new treatments for advanced cancers

Prostate Cancer Main Line

CT scans cause more cancer cases than previously believed, study shows

CT Scans Cancer

Temple Health's new cancer clinic streamlines treatment for people from underserved communities

Temple Cancer Clinic

MRNA vaccines, once a Trump boast, now face attacks from some in GOP

mRNA Vaccines COVID

How the FDA opens the door to risky chemicals in America's food supply

Chemicals Food Supply

Replacing butter with plant-based oils helps people live longer, study finds

Butter vs. Olive Oil

Large tattoos nearly triple the risk of lymphoma, new study suggests

Tattoos Lymphoma Cancer

Ahead of her Philly show, Kathy Griffin opens up about her battles with cancer, addiction and PTSD

Kathy Griffin PTSD

Chemotherapy often leaves cancer patients with chronic nerve pain

Chemotherapy Side Effects

A new blood test accurately screens for colorectal cancer, researchers say

Colon Cancer Screening

Winter is the best time to test homes for radon, a natural gas that causes lung cancer

Radon Testing

Even 1 alcoholic drink a day elevates your cancer risk – a neuroscientist explains the surgeon general's report

Safe Alcohol Amount

The FDA wants to limit nicotine in cigarettes — a move that could save millions of lives

FDA nicotine limit

Cancer deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but cases are rising in women

Cancer deaths 2025

Red dye found in many types of candy, medicine banned by the FDA

red dye ban fda

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