The constant pressure that the heart is under from beating thousands of times a day may create an environment hostile to ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a previously unknown system inside cells that works like ...

Even apparently healthy cancer survivors often complain of extreme fatigue. They have finished treatment, the scans are clear, but they feel hollowed out, unable to walk to the mailbox or stay awake ...

A KAIST research team has identified the real reason why anticancer drugs kill cancer cells—targeted anticancer therapies do ...

With Men’s Health Week approaching, it is a good time to encourage open discussions about various health conditions, particularly prostate health. Driven by embarrassment, misconceptions, and a lack ...

Breast cancer nurses hope books they have written to help explain treatments to children will help the "whole family". Authors and specialist nurses Emily Turnbull and Rachel Lockerbie wrote three ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IF YOU’VE NEVER had a prostate cancer screening, you may worry that it will be embarrassing and ...

A new study suggests that a common pesticide, picloram, may contribute to growing rates of early onset colorectal cancer, asides from known risk factors such as smoking and diet.

There was a time when people barely said the word “cancer” at all, referring to it instead as “the C-word,” as if not naming it might keep it at bay. Now it feels unavoidable — showing up in families, ...