More than half of cancer patients are over 65, but not all older cancer patients should be treated alike. That's where geriatric oncology comes in.

by Yasmine Iqbal

Healthy Habits

Tomatoes might play a role in decreasing a man's risk of prostate cancer.

by Leigh Labrie

Q&A

Psychiatrist Michael Sharpe suggests a new approach to identifying and treating depression in cancer patients.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Forward Look

Study suggests fears rather than actual risk of recurrence drive decisions.

by Cameron Walker

Forward Look

Questions remain about low vitamin D levels and cancer risk.

by Sharon Reynolds

Forward Look

Sepsis may be a factor in up to half of all hospital deaths.

by Alexandra Goho

Forward Look

A cancer diagnosis isn’t enough to convince some smokers to kick the habit. A survey of almost 3,000 survivors of the 10 most common types of cancer published in the September 2014 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found nearly one in 10 survivors were current smokers nine years after diagnosis, with 83 percent lighting […]

Overweight and obese patients face worse side effects and survival odds than others with the same cancer. New efforts aim to help them get better care, become healthier and live longer.

by Melissa Weber

Survivor Profile

Health economist and breast cancer survivor Felicia Knaul's mission, which first started as a grassroots effort to increase breast cancer screening in Mexico, has expanded to address cancer care inequities around the world.

by Alexandra Goho

Local programs within Native American communities are at the forefront of an effort to increase cancer screening and reduce cancer deaths.

by Sue Rochman