Brianna Abbott

Cancer survivorship has remarkably increased over the past couple of decades given the significant strides in medicine. Yet, it remains one of the key risks for life expectancy and quality of life in old age. So, it is encouraging to see possibilities of a vaccine for prevention.

When a woman learns she has breast cancer, her reaction is often: take it out. The strategy is akin to one already used in early prostate cancer, as doctors are increasingly looking at whether they can pull back on some cancer therapies, to spare patients side effects and costs. “This is really the first study to confirm our suspicions that there's a subset of low-risk patients that could do just as well without surgery,” said Dr. Nancy Chan, a breast-cancer specialist at NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center, who wasn't involved in the study.

Women with a type of low-risk cancer might not have to rush aggressive treatment, some doctors say

Doctors are investigating bacteria and contaminants such as microplastics connected to cancer.

Researchers have identified a focal point for the forces they suspect of driving up cancer cases in young people: the gut.

The U.S.surgeon general said alcoholic beverages should carry cancer warnings to increase awareness that the drinks are a leading cause of preventable cancers.

Trends in breast, prostate and lung cancer are shifting who is most at-risk. Breast cancer rates, particularly among younger women, have been rising the past decade.

The face of cancer in the U.S. is getting younger-and more feminine.

Two reports are set to influence American guidelines for alcohol consumption.

It's a big year for booze, both for the people who drink it and the companies that make it: U.S. officials are set to sift through competing science on drinking to decide how much is too much.