Over the past twenty years, researchers have discovered that the immune system plays a much more significant role in the body than just protecting it from infectious diseases. But it can become damaged as a result of many things, including...
Fighting cancer is no easy feat. Both the disease and its treatment can make it harder for patients to find healthy things to eat. The body not only has a more difficult time tolerating foods, but also using the...
Everyone knows that applying sunscreen is one of the best ways to prevent skin cancer. But now, there's another topical ointment that could further protect your skin and reduce your cancer risk. The cream consists of 5-fluorouracil (50FU) and...
Although cancer is a powerful disease, there are many steps we can take to limit our lifetime risk of developing it. Scientists from Europe came up with this list of 12 steps people can take to decrease their chances...
Amanda D., 34-year-old avid horse rider and coach, was devastated when an aggressive bone cancer left her unable to walk, let alone ride. But two years later, she sits atop her horse feeling better than ever, and she wants...
It's Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, it's the third most common cancer in the United States. 1 in 22 men and 1 in 24 women will develop the cancer at some point in their...
Alex Trebek has been the host of the beloved gameshow Jeopardy! since 1984. Although he was supposed to retire this year, he decided to renew his contract through 2022. But the iconic host recently revealed the devastating news that he's...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it has approved the first immunotherapy drug to treat breast cancer. The approval arrived after a study from the New England Journal of Medicine reported the drug stopped cancer progression in...
Illinois fashion designer Amy Johnson is gaining Internet fame after treating her aggressive clear-cell carcinoma with an alternative method known as Gerson Therapy. After her doctors discovered her cancer in a precautionary surgery, they suggested she begin chemotherapy, but...
Melanoma is the most dangerous kind of skin cancer, and it takes the lives of more than 9,000 Americans each year. It's highly treatable when it's caught in its early stages, but oftentimes the signs are subtle and hard...
