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Permanent Hair Dye, Straighteners Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Risk

A study from the National Institutes of Health found women who regularly use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners are at a higher risk of breast cancer. The risk increases significantly — more than six times — for black women.

Why Is Pancreatic Cancer So Deadly?

Just 9 percent of Americans with pancreatic cancer survive for at least five years. Why is the outlook so grim and what can be done about it?

Male Breast Cancer Is Rare, But Real

Although it's far more common in women, men get breast cancer too. And they have a much higher fatality rate. Why is this and what can be done?

Ethylene Oxide Is a Carcinogen You Need to Know About

The EPA deemed ethylene oxide a carcinogen in 2016, yet there are many cities across the country being polluted with the invisible gas.

U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues Decades-Long Drop


Colonoscopies Should Start at 45, Not 50, According to European Study


Smartphone App May Help Detect Pancreatic Cancer Early


Research Identifies New Genetic Clues for Testicular Cancer Risk


'If You Need Anything, Let Me Know': What Not to Say to a Friend With Cancer


Will There Ever Be a More Comfortable Way to Get a Mammogram?


Doctors Baffled by Rise in U.S. Teen Cancer Rate


Free Knitted Knockers Are a Boon for Breast Cancer Survivors


Fighting One Person's Cancer With Another's Immune Cells


Brain Cancer Incidence Hasn't Risen Like Mobile Phone Use Has, Study Finds


A New Cure for Cancer: Marriage


Why You Should Let a Pigeon Perform Your Mammogram


How False Positives Work (and What They Could Mean for Your Health)


Turducken of Horror: Cancer in a Tapeworm in a Human

The parasite-host relationship just got a lot more complicated.

Can I get cancer from WiFi?


Will we ever cure cancer?


Do underwire bras give you cancer?


Does sugar 'feed' cancer cells?


Colon Cancer: The Silent Killer


YOU Tips: 5 Ways to Prevent Cancer


A Hot Dog a Day Increases Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer By 21 Percent
