Cells in the human body accumulate cancer-promoting mutations throughout their lifespan, yet these mutations rarely drive tumour formation. Tumours in a given tissue usually originate from a specific ...

Almost all stomach cancers are adenocarcinomas. But some rarer types may be more aggressive, affecting your treatment options and outlook. Stomach cancer (or gastric cancer) happens when cancerous ...

Almost 40% of Americans will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lifetime — but certain types are more common than others, statistics show. USAFacts, a Washington-based nonprofit that ...

Seminomas and nonseminomas make up most cases of testicular cancer, but there are other rare types. The differences between types can affect how quickly they spread and how doctors treat them.

In a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting, researchers report encouraging early results from research investigating a potential way to help some cancer ...

A recent study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) provides jarring insights into the connection between diet and cancer. While dietary risk factors might statistically appear to play a minor role in ...

There are different types of thyroid cancer, which include papillary, follicular, medullary, anaplastic, and oncocytic. Types of thyroid cancer can develop, grow, and spread in different ways, which ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people. The results were presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical ...

Bladder cancer is mainly urothelial carcinoma, with non-muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive types, and smoking as a key risk factor. Diagnosis involves cystoscopy, biopsy, urine cytology, and imaging ...

The probability of developing almost 20 types of cancers increased among millennials and Generation X compared to baby boomers, according to a new study, and the researchers believe rising obesity ...

Alcohol has long been classified as a cancer-causing substance, but new research gives a clearer sense of just how many cancer cases and deaths may be driven by drinking. Researchers from the American ...