3-month-old South Dakota twins battling same type of cancer Three-month-old Kenedi and Kendal Breyfogle share the same eye color, the same little noses, ears and mouths, and, in many of their photos, the same outfits.
Two-thirds in US with invasive cancer live five or more years, study says Two out of three people in the United States with cancer that has spread to nearby tissue live at least five years after they are diagnosed, according to a federal study released on Thursday.
Fear of premature aging may encourage teens to use sunscreen Teenagers felt more compelled to apply sunscreen if they saw in a video that it could protect their skin from premature aging than if they saw that it could protect against cancer, a new study shows.
Prostate cancer risk linked to baldness Men who are losing their hair due to male pattern baldness may be at increased risk of dying from prostate cancer, a new study suggests.
Study: Stool Test Good for Catching Colon Cancer The inexpensive tests that look for hidden blood in a person's stool are effective for colon cancer screening, a study confirms
More men with prostate cancer are opting for surveillance Men with early-stage prostate cancer are increasingly opting for regular monitoring and holding off on treatment unless the disease progresses, a new study suggests.
US cancer survival rates improving The proportion of people surviving years after a cancer diagnosis is improving, according to a new analysis.
Man with just days to live marries fiancée with help of hospice center The Michigan hospice center where a man with just days to live is being cared for helped grant his last wish Wednesday, by putting together a wedding so that he could marry his fiancée.
Newly approved drug restores lung function in woman with life-threatening disease A young woman diagnosed with a hard-to-treat, rare lung disease has found an unexpected solution in the form of a drug originally designed to prevent organ rejection in kidney transplant patients.
Nobel discoveries on DNA repair now fueling cancer drug research Cancer researchers are just beginning to understand the ramifications of the fundamental discoveries behind the 2015 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, which were awarded on Wednesday to three scientists for explaining how cells repair mistakes in DNA that occur when cells divide.