Cancer

Women with early-stage HER-2 positive breast cancer may benefit by taking a drug called pertuzumab (Perjeta) before undergoing breast surgery. […]

Among the many things the pandemic has taught us, it’s that we can do more from home when it comes […]

When it comes to fighting cancer, “get it out” is a common and understandable response. It’s what prompts some women […]

Some good news on the cancer front: between 2000 and 2010, rates of colorectal cancer in American adults fell by […]

Blood clots can be lifesavers when they form outside the bloodstream to stop bleeding from an injury. But they can […]

Lung cancer is the second most prevalent cancer in the US, and the deadliest cancer killer. In 2020, an estimated […]

What Is It? The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped, fist-sized organs below the rib cage in the back of […]

The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that sits below the bladder in men. This gland makes fluid that mixes with […]

Once the stress of a cancer diagnosis and its intensive treatments have passed, the hope is that life can return […]

Research we’re watching Noncancerous breast changes appear to be more common in women with a family history of breast cancer. […]