PCOS can cause irregular periods, weight gain, and fertility issues. Researchers are also learning more about how PCOS can ...

Females between 40 and 44 may start getting a mammorgram every year. Females 55 and older may get a mammogram every other ...

Steven (Stevie) Raposo, of Fall River, Massachusetts, was just nine years old when he noticed a lump on his tongue. It was ...

Launched in 2023, the American Cancer Society Pups Assisting With Support (ACS PAWS) program is a national initiative to expand access to animal-assisted therapy (AAT) for children and teens with ...

Ovarian cancer doesn’t have a single known cause, but several factors can raise or lower your risk. If you have a family history of ovarian cancer or an inherited gene mutation such as BRCA1 or BRCA2, ...

If you have cancer and can't join a clinical trial, you may still be able to access experimental treatments or investigational drugs. Compassionate use, through expanded access programs (EAPs) or the ...

After someone is diagnosed with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), doctors will try to figure out if it has spread, and if so, how far. This process is called staging. The stage of a cancer describes ...

Estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2024 by cancer site and US state Current cancer incidence, mortality, and survival statistics Information on cancer symptoms, risk factors, early ...

The incidence rate of testicular cancer has been increasing in the US and many other countries for several decades. The increase is mostly in seminomas. Experts have not been able to find reasons for ...

Signs and symptoms of cancer depend on where the cancer is, how big it is, and how much it affects nearby organs or tissues. If a cancer has spread (metastasized), signs or symptoms may appear in ...

Support for the family tends to surge when a child is first diagnosed with cancer. But childhood cancer can be a long journey ...

Long-time friends Irma McCoy and Evelyn Ealy first met in the 1980s when their daughters played on the same softball team.