Cancer

Cryoablation breast cancer

Freezing tumors has become a popular treatment for slow-growing cancers

Jefferson Health executive named first female CEO of American Cancer Society

Karen Knudsen

Obesity may increase a breast cancer survivor's risk for other cancers, study says

Weight loss

Racial disparities still persist in genetic testing for BRCA-related breast cancer

Carlette Burton Breast Cancer

COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in 2020, early CDC data shows

2020 Mortality Rate

Some hand sanitizer brands exceed FDA's limit on the carcinogen benzene, study finds

Benzene in hand sanitizers

HPV infections have dramatically fallen, even among unvaccinated people

HPV vaccinations

Children's Health

CHOP doctor to lead cancer research funded by Alex's Lemonade Stand

CHOP cancer research

Drug used to prevent miscarriages may increase cancer risk of grown children

OHPC Cancer Risk

Former Phillies pitcher Rhéal Cormier dies at 53

Rheal Cormier Phillies

Breast cancer death rates increasing among women under 40

Breast Cancer Screening

Jalen Hurts donates $30K to Chester County family with child battling cancer

jalen hurts alex's lemonade stand

Drinking lemon water is trendy, but is it as healthy as advocates tout?

Health Benefits Lemon Water

Even when in remission, cancer can put you at higher risk for severe COVID-19

Cancer Remission COVID-19

The biological clock may hold the key to better prostate cancer treatments

Circadian Rhythms Prostate Cancer

Cancer death rates continue to fall, but effect of COVID-19 remains unclear

Cancer Death Rates

A high-fiber diet does a whole lot more than relieve constipation

Fiber health benefits

Health Insurance

Think your health care is covered? Beware of the 'junk' insurance plan

Short-term health insurance

X-rays could raise risk of testicular cancer, Penn researchers find

Penn Medicine TGCT

Penn Medicine gets $5.4 million grant to study genetic causes of testicular cancer

Penn Testicular Cancer

Colorectal cancer screenings should begin earlier, new guidelines state

Colorectal cancer screening

Radiation doesn't disrupt cellular cancer therapy, Penn study finds

Radiation therapy cancer

Breast cancer drug trials should include younger women, FDA says

Breast cancer young women

Breast cancer treatment advancements, early detection are saving lives

Philly breast cancer doctors

Don’t put off cancer screenings delayed by COVID-19 – early detection saves lives

Mammogram Breast Cancer

South Jersey woman overcomes back-to-back cancer diagnoses while living life to its fullest

Susan Rosati

Cancer diagnoses have plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and doctors are worried

Cancer diagnoses COVID-19

Decision to delay prostate cancer treatment is still too subjective, researchers say

Prostate cancer treatment calculator

Colorectal cancer risk factors increasing among millennials

colorectal cancer risk factors

Can ultraviolet light be safely used to kill the coronavirus? Some are giving it a try

uv light coronavirus

Cotesting better detects cervical cancer than using HPV or Pap tests alone

Cervical cancer screening methods

New lung cancer screening guidelines would benefit women, Black people

New lung cancer screening guidelines

Free sunscreen available at some pools, beaches in Pennsylvania state parks

sunscreen dispenser state parks

Flyers' Oskar Lindblom rings bell after final cancer treatment at Penn Medicine

Lindblom Cancer Bell

Children's Health

CHOP retains No. 2 spot in U.S. News' best pediatric hospital rankings

CHOP ranked second by U.S. News

As shutdowns end and weather warms, dermatologists stress sun safety

Sun safety tips

Cancer drug shows potential for COVID-19 patients in respiratory distress

Cancer drug COVID-19

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based Baby Powder in U.S. and Canada

Johnson & Johnson

Disney movies may have mental health benefits for cancer patients

Disney movies during chemo

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