Cancer

What to Expect at a Colonoscopy

By Jeffrey Kluger

What It's Like to Tell Your Kids You Have Cancer

By Belinda Luscombe

Study: Melanoma is Deadliest in Black Men

By Jamie Ducharme

Mammogram Guidelines Are Changing

By Alice Park
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Finding Support for Metastatic Kidney Cancer

Advanced disease can feel like a rollercoaster. Experts explain how to navigate the ups and downs.

By Elizabeth Millard

7 Myths About Kidney Cancer

A lot of what you think you know just isn’t so. Here’s the truth.

By Katherine Hobson

Is Any Kind of Baby Powder Safe to Use?

Experts weigh in on whether cornstarch baby powder is better than talc.

By Jamie Ducharme

Clinical Trials for Kidney Cancer

Clinical trials are a necessary step—and usually the final step—in the development of new medicines.

By Markham Heid

These Factors Increase the Risk of Kidney Cancer

Hypertension, obesity, hereditary risk factors, and chemical exposures can all play a role.

By Markham Heid

Moderna's mRNA Skin Cancer Vaccine Shows Early Promise in a New Study

The company reported encouraging results from a small study.

By Alice Park

Google’s AI Will Now Be Used in Mammograms

The company’s AI algorithm is being licensed for the first time for commercial use for mammograms.

By Alice Park

Lung Cancer Screening Can Catch Tumors When They're Curable, New Research Finds

New research shows that lung cancer screening can increase patients' odds of surviving the disease.

By Tara Law

Coping With the Mental Impact of Bladder Cancer

Connecting with other patients can help.

By Elizabeth Millard

How Bladder Cancer Differs By Age and Sex

Figuring out the causes of age and sex disparities is an important area of bladder cancer research.

By Markham Heid

CRISPR For Cancer Takes a Big Step Forward

Scientists used the gene-editing technology to treat people with cancer in a new study.

By Alice Park

Kidney Cancer Treatment Advances

New medications are helping patients with kidney cancer live longer

By Markham Heid

Coping With the Side Effects of Kidney-Cancer Treatment

Many patients experience hypertension, diarrhea, and loss of kidney function.

By Markham Heid

The Race to Make a Vaccine for Breast Cancer

Scientists are working on vaccines that train cells to see tumors as foreign, in hopes of one day making breast cancer preventable.

By Alice Park

Clinical Trials for Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is one of the most dynamic areas for clinical-trial research

By Markham Heid

Weight Loss Surgery Is Linked to a Dramatic Drop in Cancer Risk: Study

Substantial weight loss can cut people’s risk of developing and or dying from cancer

By Alice Park
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