It may not be possible to completely prevent cancer. However, a person can take steps to help reduce their risk of developing cancer. Speak with a doctor for advice on whether they recommend regular ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

About 1 in 8 men will learn they have prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime. And while most of those who are diagnosed will survive, prostate cancer can be serious. It's the second-leading ...

IN THE POPULAR imagination, cancer starts with a mutation in the DNA of a normal cell. That mutation allows the cell to multiply uncontrollably, circumventing the body’s usual quality-control checks.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Cancer screening can feel like a rite of passage as we get older: skin cancer checks in your late 30s, ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Scientists and doctors love to joke that exercise is a pretty great drug. But can workouts really ...

Daily aspirin does not reliably prevent bowel cancer in people at average risk, according to a major new review. Any potential protective effect may take more than a decade to appear — if it appears ...

DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs) are bulky lesions in which unwanted proteins attach to DNA, blocking the process of copying the cell's DNA. If left unrepaired, DPCs can cause neurodegeneration, ...

Cancer is not some distant disease that only affects people you see in the news; realising this is not being alarmist — it's being practical. Nutrition expert, Dr Christabel Akinola, says our bodies ...

Dietary supplements are wildly popular, but large clinical trials and other research by Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists show that many common dietary supplements offer little proven benefit for ...