Having cancer or taking care of someone with cancer can change your daily life. You may be trying to balance cancer care, family needs, and your work schedule or job duties. Knowing your rights can ...

Having too little (a deficiency) of a specific vitamin or mineral can lead to health problems. Researchers have reported ...

To understand bile duct cancer, it helps to know about the bile ducts and what they normally do. Bile is a fluid made in your liver and stored in your gallbladder. Your bile ducts are a series of thin ...

How common is breast cancer? Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the US besides skin cancers. It accounts for about 1 in 3 new cancers in women each year. The American Cancer Society's ...

When radiation is mentioned, people often think of specific kinds of radiation, such as x-rays and nuclear reactors. But many other types of radiation can cause concern about people’s health. Most ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) projects the numbers of new cancer cases and deaths expected each year to estimate the contemporary cancer burden because cancer incidence and mortality data lag 2 to ...

The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge program provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers. More than just a roof over their heads, it’s a nurturing community that ...

Our 24/7 cancer helpline provides information and answers for people dealing with cancer. We can connect you with trained cancer information specialists who will answer questions about a cancer ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that women and other individuals with a cervix follow this guideline to help find cervical cancer early. Following this guideline can also help find ...

If you are diagnosed with stomach cancer (gastric cancer), doctors will do exams and tests to help determine if it has spread, and if so, how far. This process is called staging. The stage describes ...

Several tests can be used to screen for colorectal cancer (see the American Cancer Society Guideline for Colorectal Cancer Screening). The most important thing is to get screened, no matter which test ...

If you are diagnosed with oral cavity (mouth) or oropharyngeal (throat) cancer, doctors will try to figure out if it has spread, and if so, how far. This process is called staging. The stage of a ...