Cancer - August 2018 Archives

Throat cancer  Throat cancer refers to cancerous tumors that develop in your throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx) or tonsils. Signs and symptoms of throat cancer ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified an important new pathway by which HER2 positive breast cancers grow and have discovered that a ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just turned 50, and my health care provider recommends that I get a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer. I want ...

Asbestos and mesothelioma  Mesothelioma is an aggressive and deadly form of cancer. Treatments are available, but a cure is not possible for many people with ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio podcast 8/18/18 On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Elizabeth Cozine, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, shares helpful ...

As summer nears its end, parents across the country are helping children get ready to head back to school. Preparing for a new school year ...

Teen depression With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations can cause a lot of ups and downs. Do you know ...

Skin cancer: Diagnosis and treatment  Health care providers use Roman numerals I through IV to indicate a cancer's stage. Stage I cancers are small and ...

As summer nears its end, parents across the country are helping children get ready to head back to school. Preparing for a new school year ...

As summer nears its end, parents across the country are helping children get ready to head back to school. Preparing for a new school year ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 8/11/18 On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Keith Stewart, Carlson and Nelson Endowed Director of the Mayo Clinic Center ...

Medulloblastoma Medulloblastoma is a cancerous brain tumor that starts in the lower back part of the brain, called the "cerebellum." The cerebellum is involved in ...