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Former Chicago Bear Chris Draft’s fight against lung cancer and fulfilling his wife’s last wish

Former NFL player Chris Draft transforms grief into action. On Thanksgiving Eve, he honors his late wife by raising awareness for lung cancer through...

Prostate cancer screening may lead to more Father’s Day celebrations for Black men

For all men, particularly Black men, sharing and bringing awareness to their prostate cancer risk and health history may mean celebrating more Father’s Days...

Colon cancer rates are rising in young Americans, but insurance barriers are making screening harder

A man holds a photograph of Chadwick Boseman, who died from colon cancer at age 43. Frederic J. Brown via AFP/Getty Images by Andrea Shin, University...

Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it

Lung cancer screening typically involves a low-dose CT scan. Adobe Stock Photo by Nina Thomas, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Many medical organizations have been...

Treatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better option for some

by Jinping Xu, Wayne State University Although about 1 in 8 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, only...

New lung cancer research offers patients hope

Getty Images (NewsUSA) - New research in the treatment of small cell lung cancer offers hope to patients.      Until recently, small cell lung cancer...

Prostate cancer treatment is not always the best option

Many patients with less aggressive prostate cancer elect active surveillance instead of treatment. triloks/E+ via Getty Images – a cancer researcher walks her father through his diagnosis by Luisel...

Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance

by Joshua Warrick, Penn State; David DeGraff, Penn State, and Monika Joshi, Penn State Cancer is an evolutionary disease. The same forces that turned dinosaurs...

Biopsies confirm a breast cancer diagnosis after an abnormal mammogram – but structural racism may lead to lengthy delays

by Marissa Lawson, University of Washington and Christoph Lee, University of Washington While mammograms are often the first step to detecting breast cancer, patients need...

Ovarian cancer is not a silent killer

Recognizing the symptoms of ovarian cancer could lead to earlier diagnosis. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images – recognizing its symptoms could help reduce misdiagnosis and late detection by Barbara...

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