Cancer Types

Q&A

Theresa Brown, who was a nurse when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, writes about deep gaps in her own care.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Healthy Habits

Regularly checking your skin is crucial to catching skin cancer early.

by Tara Santoro

Patients with cancer often have at least one other chronic disease. Researchers hope to shine a light on how conditions and treatments interact in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other cancer types.

by Eric Fitzsimmons

Survivor Profile

Business leader CiCi Rojas takes life lessons from lymphoma.

by Lindsey Konkel Neabore

Forward Look

Critics warn that lower nicotine content in the cigarettes may not translate into better odds of quitting.

by Carisa Brewster

Facts and Stats

Screenings, treatment advances and declines in smoking have led to a decrease in lung cancer death rates.

by Eric Fitzsimmons

Forward Look

After struggling to understand her treatment options for multiple myeloma, Jenny Ahlstrom started a virtual platform for patients to gather information about blood cancers.

by Allison Futterman

Forward Look

Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer are at greater risk for developing high blood pressure and diabetes, common risk factors for heart disease.

by Kendall K. Morgan

Many women are being diagnosed with cervical cancer, despite the availability of tools to prevent and diagnose the disease. Black and Hispanic women and low-income and rural populations are especially vulnerable.

by Natalie Slivinski

As outcomes improved for cancer patients in states that expanded Medicaid, disparities in survival disappeared.

by Jon Kelvey