Spending a lot of time sitting down has been found to increase the risk of chronic disease and death. New research says that excess sitting time...

Surviving cancer involves more than just physical health. A new study explored the financial burden often experienced by these survivors.

The amount of sex hormone's in a woman's blood may play a role her risk of breast cancer. And those sex hormone levels may show themselves in more...

Many cancers are not detected until it's too late. But there are some early signs of cancer that women might overlook. Knowing the symptoms to...

For the obese, weight loss surgery—which reduces the stomach to a small pouch—has been shown to improve patient health in many ways. The procedure...

As the US population gets older, more people are getting diagnosed with cancer. But more people are also surviving cancer. Getting a clearer...

People with advanced life-limiting illnesses typically take an increasing number of medications. At this stage, however, some treatments, such as...

Early detection of cancer is often vital to successful treatment, and knowing the symptoms to look for can make the difference. Unfortunately...

Smoking tobacco out of a water pipe has become very common and is often thought of as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes. But is that...

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that develops in the bone marrow and is considered by many to be incurable. An engineered measles virus, however, may...

College students don't always take care of their health needs, often taking part in behaviors that could put them at risk for cancer later on in...

Some of the biggest killers worldwide are diseases that can largely be prevented: heart disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancers and...