Cancer

Early detection is crucial in the fight against lung cancer, as most cases are discovered only after the cancer has spread, leading to lower survival rates.

While no one wants their breast cancer to return or spread after initial diagnosis and treatment, improved treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are helping patients live longer and more rewarding lives.

The ABCDE rule for melanoma is a helpful guide for knowing when it might be time to talk to your doctor. Here’s how it works.

While breast cancer can start in both women and men, breast cancer is very rare in men. Because everyone is born with a small amount of breast tissue, breast cancer can develop in anyone.

It'll take just 60 seconds of your time to watch our Health Watch video on a procedure to diagnose and remove lung cancer in one procedure. 

You’ve had your colon cancer screening. Your results just came. The news isn’t what you had hoped. You’ve been diagnosed with cancer. Now the question is how is colon cancer treated?

If you have dense breasts, mammograms alone may not be enough to detect breast cancer. Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) is a newer, innovative screening tool that, when used in conjunction with mammography in women who have dense breast tissue, can improve breast cancer detection by 35.7% over mammography alone.

There’s nothing easy about a difficult diagnosis. If a diagnosis sends you reeling, these steps can help you begin to regain your balance.

You have choices when it comes to your colorectal cancer screening. Doctors now recommend colon screening for those of us over the age of 45. If you're younger than 45 and experiencing any of these common symptoms of colon cancer (e.g., change in bowel habits, unexplained weight loss, abdominal pain, seeing blood in your stool), talk with your doctor about scheduling a screening.