Cancer

Prostate Cancer Treatment

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

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

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

Chemicals Food Supply

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

mRNA Vaccines COVID

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

Health Insurance

Pa.'s Medicaid program now covers biomarker tests that lead to personalized cancer treatments

biomarker tests medicaid

U.S. surgeon general wants cancer warning added to alcoholic beverages

alcohol surgeon general

Self-testing option for cervical cancer screening endorsed by U.S. health panel

HPV Self Testing

Cancer-causing chemicals used in dry cleaning and some home products banned by EPA

EPA ban PCE TCE

Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Little is being done to curb the risk

Formaldehyde Air Pollution

Colon cancer screenings have played a far bigger role in reducing deaths than treatment advances

Colon Cancer Screenings

With mustaches, Movember campaign helps young men see value in preventive health care

Movember Men's Health

Many men say they're concerned about their health – but they don't act like it

Men's Health Prevention

Philadelphia jury awards $78 million to man who said his cancer was caused by Roundup weed killer

Roundup Lawsuit Philadelphia

'The Office' star Jenna Fischer reveals triple-positive breast cancer diagnosis; here's what that is and how it's treated

Breast cancer deaths have been dropping for decades, but racial disparities persist

Breast Cancer Disparities

Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen's wife and bandmate, says she has a rare blood cancer. What's multiple myeloma?

Eating a plant-based diet may help men with prostate cancer, research shows

Plant-Based Diet Cancer

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