
How Do Doctors Treat ‘Aggressive’ Prostate Cancer like Joe Biden’s?
What we know about Joe Biden’s cancer, prognosis and treatment options
How Do Doctors Treat ‘Aggressive’ Prostate Cancer like Joe Biden’s?
What we know about Joe Biden’s cancer, prognosis and treatment options
How Is This Prenatal Blood Test Detecting Cancer in Pregnant Patients?
Researchers are trying to understand how a common prenatal blood test called NIPT is detecting cancer in some pregnant patients.
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Ending Federal Research into Workplace Safety Is Dangerous
The Trump administration’s mass federal firings include the scientific investigators who make dangerous workplaces safe for millions of people
A Prenatal Test of the Fetus Turns Up Cancers in Pregnant Mothers
A test for abnormal fetal chromosomes can also detect maternal cancers—and physicians are struggling to incorporate that knowledge into routine care
Debunking Colonoscopy Myths That Could Be Putting Your Health at Risk
A colonoscopy can save your life, but misinformation keeps many people from getting one. A gastroenterologist sets the record straight.
Genetic Discoveries Could Reduce Black Women’s Higher Breast Cancer Death Risk
Women with African ancestry have often been left out of breast cancer studies. Now scientists are catching up
Tumors Hijack the Nervous System to Fuel Their Own Growth
Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care
What to Know about the Ban on Red Dye in Foods and Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of the dye Red No. 3 in all food and ingested drugs. Here’s what foods and drugs contain the coloring, and how it compares with Red No. 40 and other artificial dyes
Ultraprocessed Foods High in Seed Oils Could Be Fueling Colon Cancer Risk
A new study suggests certain lipids, particularly omega-6 fatty acids, which are commonly found in seed oils used to make ultraprocessed junk food, may promote inflammation that can lead to colon cancer tumors
To Develop Tamoxifen, Dora Richardson Took Her Research Underground
When chemist Dora Richardson’s employer decided to terminate the breast cancer research on the drug Tamoxifen in the early 1970s, she and her colleagues continued the work in secret.
‘Forever’ Pesticides Threaten Worse Environmental Harms Than DDT
A looming and poorly regulated PFAS threat comes from these chemicals’ common use in pesticides on farms nationwide
Cancer Rates Are Rising in Young People. Here’s What You Need to Know
Do you think you are too young to get screened for cancer? Think again. It might save your life