Talk about a pain in the butt. The number of anal cancer cases in the US is rising, and a new study suggests the typical patient profile is changing. Researchers say the findings challenge ...

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

The authors found that in 2023 there were 93 million CTs done on 62 million patients. The total estimated lifetime number of ...

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 ...

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Latinas. Testing for breast density and other risk factors can save ...

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.

Experts are warning against overusing these common cooking oils because they contain a fat that is reportedly linked to breast cancer. Seed and vegetable oils don’t have the best reputation ...

Lung cancer and colon cancer were the most common ... pointed out that the researchers worked with statistical modeling studies and not actual patient outcomes. "There are no published studies ...

Here’s what to do about it. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Katie Mogg Q: Several people in my family have had cancer, and I’m terrified of getting it, too.

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 ...

They blamed the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which is responsible for regulating such projects, for failing to verify that the expansion will satisfy an actual need for more cancer ...