Black Americans are almost a third more likely to die from colon cancer than their white peers, and one key to closing that divide could be better cancer screening, a new report finds.

The likelihood of developing cancer increases as we age, becoming more likely after age 65. However, studies point to a concerning trend — a noticeable increase in “early onset” cancers.

The Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair care products has been pushed back once again, and the timeline for its release remains undetermined.

For patients with glioblastoma — a type of brain cancer — developing Alzheimer’s is not particularly common, an expert said.

Women cited anxiety, pain concerns, cost, lack of time or not believing a screening was necessary as reasons for delaying or skipping medical tests.

Gov. Josh Shapiro this week followed through on his commitment to increasing transparency and accountability to support Pennsylvanians and local pharmacies by signing bipartisan House Bill (HB) 1993 into law, providing stronger protections for patients in Pennsylvania and increased regulatory oversight of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a fast track designation to a dendritic cell vaccine for the treatment of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

As a hematologist-oncologist in Miami, Mikkael Sekeres always hopes his patients will find a perfect match for the bone marrow transplant they need to save their lives — but he doesn’t expect it.

Prior research has demonstrated smoking cessation after cancer diagnosis can provide considerable benefits, including improved treatment efficacy, reduced risk for recurrence or incidence of second primary cancers, fewer treatment complications and longer survival.

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among men (behind prostate cancer) and women (behind breast cancer) in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.