Reduce your other risk factors. Tobacco and alcohol use are some of the strongest lifestyle risk factors for head and neck ...

Some men might also inherit a family cancer syndrome that increases their cancer risk. For instance, Lynch syndrome can put ...

As an Associate Scientist I in Data Analysis within Population Science, Kara Beck, MS, works with American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers and outside collaborators to conduct statistical analyses to ...

But this bump was different. It grew quickly, and within three months, it became a mass half an inch off his skin that ...

As summer approaches, you might be tempted to get a “base tan” before spending serious time in the sun. But there’s no such ...

Consider sunscreen as one part of your overall skin cancer protection plan, year-round, especially if staying in the shade and wearing protective clothing aren’t available as your first options.

For more than 30 years, Suzy Lawrence has been a steadfast advocate for people impacted by cancer. Her journey with the ...

Polyps are common in people who do not have FAP, but people with FAP have many more polyps at younger ages than would be expected. People with FAP can develop hundreds or thousands of polyps, where ...

Every 2 years, researchers from the American Cancer Society (ACS) publish a comprehensive report using data from multiple national and state surveys about how many adults in the United States report ...

Pancreatic cancer is on the rise in the United States, but there's another, less common type called pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET). It's important to know the difference, because these two ...

Cancer incidence rises in women and decreases in men. In 2021, rates were 82% higher in women than in men under age 50. Before the text, there is an icon of a man next to a woman who is taller.