For the first time in 30 years, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for an inoperable type of pancreatic cancer​.

A new cancer vaccine capable of fighting 15 different forms of the disease and repurposing existing drugs to treat multiple cancers are among dozens of “exciting” trials underway that should improve ...

There are three common types of skin cancer in the United States: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer. Fred Hutch Cancer ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of tumors. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) reports that pancreatic tumors exploit the body's nervous system by forming so-called ...

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Another challenge facing test designers is that early detection may not necessarily save lives. A crucial factor, and something that is still unknown about the new multi-cancer tests, is whether they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cancer remains one of humanity's most formidable challenges, claiming the lives of millions every year despite decades of medical ...

According to the results of the early study, published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine, 92% of patients who received only an immune-based treatment to help their own immune ...

Breta Hasimi struggled to speak when she received the diagnosis of triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Her worst fears were becoming reality. Aware that her ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Experts are warning about a concerning trend in breast cancer diagnoses, as cases of lobular breast cancer are rising three times faster than all other types of breast cancer ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — A Hot Springs man is sharing his story after learning that he had not one, but two cancer diagnoses, at the same time. Jimmie Carpenter knew he had an enlarged prostate, so he ...