The results, published May 5 in Nature Genetics, offer a new way to understand the molecular roots of cancer — an especially ...

Subcutaneous immunotherapy injections work the same way as their intravenous counterparts — by changing or enhancing a person’s immune responses to cancer. Immunotherapy for cancer is a broad category ...

Exercise is one of the most commonly recommended lifestyle changes for supporting your overall health and reducing the risk of developing chronic conditions. Researchers have found that people who ...

Metastatic cancer can be a devastating diagnosis. The cancer is spreading. It may travel to multiple organs in the body. This could mean more pain and ultimately, death. Unfortunately, just how cancer ...

Alright, let’s talk about cancer, the word nobody wants to hear but one that’s important to understand. Ever wondered how cancer actually begins and what makes some people more at risk than others?

Cancer and Alzheimer’s disease rarely strike the same person, a pattern that has puzzled clinicians for years. Instead of being an odd statistical quirk, new work suggests that tumors might actively ...

Aside from sipping cider and piecing together Halloween costumes, October is also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Daily Free Press spoke with David Sherr, a professor of environmental ...

Estrogen may reduce or increase ovarian cancer risk, depending on the source. Oral contraceptives lower ovarian cancer risk, while high endogenous estrogen and menopausal hormone therapy may boost it.

“1 in 20 Iowans have had a diagnosis of cancer in their lifetime, and if the trends continue, we’re headed towards one in 10.” Dr. Mary Charlton, Director of the Iowa Cancer Registry SIOUX CITY (KTIV) ...

Your doctor may prescribe hormone therapy if you have late-stage cancer and sometimes if you have working ovaries and want to get pregnant. Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images Hormone therapy for ...