Thanks to budget cuts, many potential insights and treatments needed to propel oncology forward will never be realized.

Here’s the bottom line — nearly 53,000 Americans are projected to die from colorectal cancer this year. The overall five-year survival rate for the disease is around 65%. Several factors ...

The U.S. government is preparing to make moves to get food dyes out of what we eat– a plan which may spark curiosity across ...

Apr. 30, 2025 — Australia's recent move to lower the starting age for bowel (colorectal) cancer screening from 50 down to 45 years old will mean better outcomes -- but it will also increase the ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations.

Britain’s King Charles opened up about his cancer diagnosis on Wednesday, saying it can be a “daunting” and “at times frightening” experience for those living with the illness.

These stories are based on new research published in the journal Nutrients that concluded that eating a typical amount of chicken on a weekly basis will cause your cancer risk to skyrocket.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Glioblastoma is a form of brain cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the brain or spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations.

Mouth cancer may look like white patches, red patches, or tongue sores. Unlike noncancerous lesions, they’re not typically painful when they first appear. Oral cancer is a type of cancer that ...

High estrogen levels are linked to some types of breast cancer. But soy foods don’t contain actual estrogen. Also, studies on animals don’t always tell us how humans will respond. Studies in ...

25, 2025 — In recent years, cell therapies have developed alongside chemotherapy and immunotherapy to become a new pillar in the treatment of patients with blood and lymph gland cancer.