Today is National “Don’t Fry Day,” an initiative undertaken by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to encourage sun safety awareness and to remind people to limit their exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which has been proven to cause skin cancer.
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As the American population grows ever more diverse, cancer researchers are discovering that digging deep into demographic information can provide useful insight into the way cancer affects ethnic groups differently.
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In examination rooms all around the country, a big decision turns on a single moment.
A pediatrician tells a parent that his or her adolescent should be vaccinated against the human …
A recent study in the AACR’s journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found an association between glycemic index (a measure of carbohydrate intake and glucose levels) and increased lung cancer risk in non-Hispanic whites, particularly among those who never smoked.
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While the incidence of many cancer types is decreasing, endometrial cancer—a type of cancer that begins in the uterus and is also known as uterine cancer—is on the rise in …
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Thursday, Feb. 4 is World Cancer Day, an initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise awareness about cancer and entice people and government organizations alike to …
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Cancer awareness months provide an opportunity to increase public knowledge of all aspects of a particular cancer, from prevention, to treatment, to issues surrounding survivorship. This month is Cervical Cancer …
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While most of the United States has experienced large declines in colorectal cancer death rates in recent years, progress in three large “hot spots” has lagged, according to a study …
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A recent study in the AACR’s journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention suggests that different types of cancer fear have different effects on people, and a type of fear may be keeping people from getting necessary colorectal cancer screenings.
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A major question that researchers are trying to answer is: What links obesity with cancer development and adverse survival?
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