Itchy skin is very common, usually due to dryness or seasonal allergies. But a long-lasting itch can sometimes be an early ...

As researchers have learned more about the changes in pancreatic cancer cells that help them grow, they have developed newer drugs to specifically target these changes. These targeted drugs work ...

If you are diagnosed with stomach cancer (gastric cancer), doctors will do exams and tests to help determine if it has spread, and if so, how far. This process is called staging. The stage describes ...

Having too little (a deficiency) of a specific vitamin or mineral can lead to health problems. Researchers have reported lower vitamin B12 levels in some people with cancer. But it isn’t clear whether ...

Estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2023 by cancer site and US state Current cancer incidence, mortality, and survival statistics Information on cancer symptoms, risk factors, early ...

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, ...

Many people with cancer look online for answers. Some websites and social media posts share treatment claims that have not been tested by scientists. These often sound too good to be true, and the ...

Having cancer or taking care of someone with cancer can change your daily life. You may be trying to balance cancer care, family needs, and your work schedule or job duties. Knowing your rights can ...

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 ...

From celebrity weight loss stories to concerns about side effects, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) have been all over the news. GLP-1 medicines are FDA-approved to treat type 2 ...

In 2026, an estimated 158,850 new cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) will be diagnosed, and 55,230 people will die from the disease in the United States. The Alaska Native population has the highest CRC ...

After someone is diagnosed with mesothelioma, doctors will try to figure out if it has spread, and if so, how far. This process is called staging. Pleural mesothelioma, the most common type, is the ...