Genetic testing is recommended for those with personal and family histories of several types of cancer — including pancreatic and breast cancer.

Breast cancer was never on my radar. After all, I learned long ago that I don't have the BRCA1 or 2 gene mutations, and I have no family history of the disease. So, for most of my adult life I took ...

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection results in 99% five-year survival rates.

Cancer incidence continues to rise for many common cancers—especially for women. The incidence rate for women younger than 50 ...

Women younger than 50 are now 82% higher than their male counterparts, up 31% from 2002. New data from the American Cancer ...

A new report from the American Cancer Society shows that cancer mortality rates continue to decline, but diagnoses are on the ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how specific protein regions contribute to breast cancer.

Oncologists are praising the surgeon general's recommendation to add cancer-risk warning labels to alcohol.

Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General ...

Allison Kurian and Jennifer Caswell-Jin will lead the PROACT program, a new breast and ovarian cancer initiative to improve ...

Dr. Liz O'Riordan wants people to know that there is no "magic fix" and no special diet that will cure cancer, despite many of the online claims out there.

Having counseled thousands of patients through their breast cancer diagnosis, I was fully aware of how nondiscriminatory this ...