Cancer

Death rates from liver cancer have risen steadily since 2000, resulting in the disease going from the ninth-leading cause of cancer death to the sixth, according to a new report.

Flight attendants may have a higher risk of a number of cancers, a new study finds.

The finds include a toddler with leukemia, a mummified man in his 50s with rectal cancer and individuals with cancer possibly caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).

How much alcohol is linked to a lower risk of cancer?

Can sunscreen still protect you if it's past its expiration date?

Up to 70 percent of women with a certain type of breast cancer may not need chemotherapy, a new study finds.

A new blood test shows promise for detecting many types of cancer, even in the early stages of the disease, according to a new study.

There is no safe amount of tanning, and no amount of tanning that won't prematurely age your skin.

Summer barbecues may expose you to potentially cancer-causing chemicals in a surprising way: The chemicals may literally get under your skin.

A hospital is offering free Hepatitis C testing for patients who may have been exposed through an infected nurse

Eating certain foods may be linked to a delayed or hastened onset of menopause, a new study from England finds.

Which of the following raises the risk for cancer: alcohol, genetically modified foods or stress?

When you think of DNA, odds are, you picture the famous double helix, a ladder-like structure elegantly twisted like a corkscrew. But DNA doesn't always assume this form.

A new study finds that high levels of vitamin D in the blood are linked with an increased risk of some cancers.

A drug that acts on the immune system appears to help extend the lives of patients with advanced lung cancer when given alongside standard chemotherapy.

Attention coffee drinkers: A judge in California has ruled that coffee companies in the Golden State must label each cup of joe with a cancer warning label.

A New Jersey man's "beer belly" turned out to be a 30-lb. (13.6 kilograms) tumor.

Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may not make people live longer, despite the findings of a massive study of retirees.

A word of caution to tea lovers: Let your cuppa cool a bit before taking a sip.

Chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes are serious health concerns by themselves, but to make matters worse, they may also raise the risk of cancer.