You can take actions to help protect yourself from cancer—and your state can too with systematic interventions, such as policies, programs, and educational campaigns, to reduce cancer risk factors and ...

Surgery is part of the treatment for most bladder cancers. Different types of surgery might be done, depending on the stage (extent) of the cancer, as well as a person’s overall health and preferences ...

La atención de seguimiento que necesitará si se extirparon pólipos durante su colonoscopia dependerá de sus antecedentes ...

Anal cancer starts in the anus. Cancer develops when cells in the body begin to grow out of control. The anus is the opening at the last part of the intestines that connects to the outside of the body ...

HRT can also be a concern after treatment. If you’ve been treated for HR+ breast cancer, “There is always some small risk ...

"My parents always drilled that into my head."  So, it was somewhat ironic that it was an unscheduled cancer screening that led to her doctor discovering Danielle had cervical cancer. Danielle was 29 ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) strongly supports the critical role of vaccination in promoting public health and protecting communities impacted by cancer. Vaccines are an essential part of care ...

A neoplasm is an abnormal growth of cells in the body. It happens when the body’s normal process of making and replacing cells doesn’t work as it should. When a neoplasm forms into an abnormal growth, ...

Plastic turns up everywhere in modern life for good reason. It’s adaptable, sturdy, and light. Plastic can help make cars safer and keep food fresher for longer. But all that plastic comes with a ...

They’re smokeless, don’t contain tobacco, and are available all over the place. But are nicotine pouches really safe? The connection between smoking and cancer has been known for decades. But it may ...

Catching cancer early often allows for more treatment options. Some early cancers may have signs and symptoms that can be noticed, but that is not always the case. After a cancer diagnosis, staging ...

HPV can be passed from one person to another by intimate skin-to-skin contact. It’s not spread through blood or body fluids. HPV can be spread to someone else even when an infected person has no signs ...