When Janice Johnson went to the hospital for what she thought was food poisoning, she had no idea it would lead to a cancer diagnosis in her 40s. Despite her immediate fear, Janice refused to accept a ...

The Medal of Honor is presented to individuals whose research has fundamentally advanced cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.

But they share a common story – one familiar to many Black girls interested in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). They face doubts, discouraging comments, and pressure to ...

Surgery has been used to treat cancer for many, many years. Surgery also plays a key role in diagnosing cancer and finding out how far it may have spread. Cancer surgery is done by specialists called ...

Estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2020 (In 2020, there will be an estimated 1.8 million new cancer cases diagnosed and 606,520 cancer deaths in the United States.) Current cancer ...

B-cell lymphomas make up most (about 85%) of the non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) in the United States. These types of lymphomas start in early forms of B lymphocytes (B cells). The most common types of ...

Cancer care does not end when you finish treatment. You will continue to see your health care team for follow-up care. They will watch for signs of the cancer coming back, manage any side effects from ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a law that helps protect the civil rights of people with disabilities. It can help people with disabilities have equal opportunities in: Work ...

When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was signed into law on March 23, 2010, it was a historic moment — in fact, it was the biggest change to US health care since ...

Over the last 30 years, the risk of dying from cancer has steadily declined, sparing some 4 million lives in the United States. This downward trend can partially be explained by big wins in smoking ...

Tobacco use remains the main cause of lung cancer, and the disease can largely be prevented through effective tobacco control policies and regulations. Aggressive tobacco marketing, coupled with ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is significantly evolving the guideline about who is considered to have a high risk for developing lung cancer and should get screened for it each year with a ...