Radiation therapy to the brain, head, or neck. Radiation affects only the area where the radiation beam is directed. When ...

Her new doctor immediately took action, performing a series of tests and soon discovering what others had missed: Avi had ...

Some treatments for rheumatoid arthritis could increase cancer risk. One reason is because some cells in our immune system ...

The purpose of these estimates is to inform state and local cancer care organizations and providers, patient support programs and educators, advocates, and researchers so they can allocate resources ...

It’s not possible to avoid sunlight completely, but there are ways to help ensure you’re not getting too much sun when you are outdoors: Simply staying in the shade, especially during midday hours, is ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, except for skin cancers. It accounts for about 30% (or 1 in 3) of all new female cancers each year. The American Cancer Society's ...

Resectable versus unresectable cancer The AJCC staging system provides a detailed summary of how far an esophagus cancer has spread. But for treatment purposes, doctors are often more concerned about ...

Cancer Facts & Figures 2023 is an educational companion for Cancer Statistics 2023, a scientific paper published in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. These ...

Many people can have polyps and, like Andy, have no symptoms. A polyp can take as many as 10 to 15 years to develop into cancer. Experts are not sure exactly how or why colorectal polyps grow or what ...

The Cancer Research for High School Program is part of the American Cancer Society Center for Innovation in Cancer Research ...

Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 is an educational companion for Cancer Statistics 2024, a scientific paper published in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. These ...

Detection and Diagnosis Catching cancer early often allows for more treatment options. Some early cancers may have signs and symptoms that can be noticed, but that is not always the case.