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Cancer is often thought of as a single disease. Yet even tumors that arise in the same organ can follow very different ...

Adult survivors of childhood cancers are at higher risk for another cancer—such as breast, colorectal, sarcomas and thyroid cancer—that is not a relapse of their original illness. Previous cancer ...

Breast cancer is becoming increasingly treatable, but in some cases the disease can resurface even decades after a patient has been declared cancer free. This is because of cells that detach from the ...

NEW BEDFORD — When Katie Ponte was ready for her nipple tattoos, she had all the trust in the world in Rachel Garnett, who was in her first year as a licensed cosmetic artist. Garnett, 26, a ...

This guide will help you understand how throat cancer is diagnosed and what your diagnosis means. Learning as much as you can may help you feel ready to talk with doctors about your care. The ...

Improving survival rates is dependent on early and accurate detection of breast cancer, which remains a major public health ...

Short facts about the study: basic research // preclinical, quantitative study // in vitro with cell samples from cancer patients // A new study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, ...