Researchers say a next-generation sequencing test could improve screening in colorectal cancer patients for a hereditary syndrome that raises cancer risk. Some experts have concerns.

by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

Healthy Habits

Developing healthy behaviors in young adulthood can help reduce cancer risk later in life.

by Brenda Conaway

Liver cancer incidence and death rates are increasing rapidly. Although there is no screening test for the disease, minimizing risk factors—hepatitis B and C, smoking, obesity and type 2 diabetes—could prevent many cases from developing.

by Sue Rochman

Forward Look

Study finds low vaccination rates among teen survivors.

by Kate Yandell

Healthy Habits

The microbes living in your gut may explain how diet influences colorectal cancer risk.

by Lori Miller Kase

Healthy Habits

Gum disease is associated with increased cancer risk.

by Kendall K. Morgan

Q&A

Cancer epidemiologist Cornelia Ulrich discusses research that explores how fat cells and cancer cells communicate.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Interactive maps and charts illustrate how many cancers are caused by infections worldwide.

by Sue Rochman

Successful public health initiatives to prevent, detect and treat cancer require widespread community participation.

by Marci A. Landsmann

In a clinical trial, vitamin D supplements did not appear to reduce cancer risk.

by Jane C. Hu