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Treat older prostate cancer patients according to fitness, not age: guidelines

Although many prostate cancer patients are elderly, new guidelines from the International Society of Geriatric Oncology say that the men's treatment should be based on their individual health status, not on their age.

These graphic photos of skin precancer treatment are a must-see

Mags Murphy wishes she'd protected her skin more.

Woman gives birth to quadruplets amid cancer diagnosis

The latest on the Fort Campbell couple

Erin Andrews’ cancer fight, cancer-prone areas, flu outbreak

This week's latest health news

Image-based algorithm can identify skin cancer as well as dermatologists

Melanoma remains one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, and in many cases, time of diagnosis can mean the difference between life and death.

Gene-edited cells keep cancer babies well more than one year on

Two babies rescued from previously incurable leukemia after receiving infusions of gene-edited immune cells are doing well at home more than a year after initial treatment, scientists said on Wednesday.

Donors raise nearly $100G for 4-year-old battling rare stage 4 cancer

The social media community is rallying behind a Chicago family whose 4-year-old son Marty was diagnosed with stage 4 Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a rare soft tissue cancer, in early January.

Erin Andrews' surprise cancer reveal: 5 cervical cancer facts

portscaster Erin Andrews has revealed she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016, and went back to work just days after undergoing surgery to treat the condition.

Dying from cancer: Could your location determine your fate?

Cancer death rates are steadily rising in certain parts of the U.S. in grim contrast with the declining death rate across the nation as a whole, an exhaustive new analysis has found.

Mother of 4 rejects breast cancer treatment in favor of vegan diet

A British mother of four battling breast cancer has turned down conventional National Health Service (NHS) treatment, and instead plans to “cure” her illness by adopting a vegan diet.