An immunotherapy kept multiple myeloma at bay for over 80 percent of patients in a three-year clinical trial, and the FDA offered an accelerated approval path.

An oncologist and busy mom of three was shocked to find she had breast cancer after years of clear screenings and no symptoms.

An annual report from the American Cancer Society shows that, for the first time, over 70% of Americans diagnosed with cancer can expect to live at least five years. The increase from the mid-1970s, when that number was just 49% is huge.

Cancer survival rates have surged over the past decade, yet rates of certain cancers, including breast, prostate, liver, melanoma, anal and pancreatic, continue to rise, especially in young Americans. A new report by the American Cancer Society offers a ...

The mother and daughter received identical diagnoses just over a year apart of multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that occurs when plasma cells become abnormal and produce dangerous proteins that can cause damage to our bones, kidneys and other functions.

Shame can shape how early patients get diagnosed, and how aggressively they pursue treatment, if at all. In a 2014 study, Dr. Carter-Bawa found that lung cancer stigma was tied to patients waiting longer to seek care, regardless of smoking status or health care distrust.

Jorge Manchola, a retired Air Force staff sergeant, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2023. The cancer had spread to his lungs and brain, leaving him in constant pain and unable to walk.

Doctors say disruptions in cancer screening tend to compound over time and could lead to higher mortality rates.

Sheinelle Jones thought her late husband Uche Ojeh would beat brain cancer: 'Not once did I think I was going to lose him.'

When he suddenly struggled to walk up the stairs of his Manhattan home, he never imagined it would be cancer.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "It was a terrifying diagnosis,