Cancer - August 2019 Archives

Children are growing up in an age where technology and screen time are a part of life. More than 80% of U.S. teens have access ...

Melanoma is a type of cancer that develops in the cells that produce melanin — the pigment that gives your skin its color. Your eyes ...

If you could protect your children now from a potential cancer later in life, would you? Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Clinic Vaccine ...

Many viruses are drawn to cancer like iron filings to a magnet. Why not put these viruses to use — finding, infecting and killing cancer ...

Lip cancerLip cancer can occur anywhere along the upper or lower lip, but it is most common on the lower lip. Risk factors include excessive ...

Allergan textured breast implants and tissue expanders are being removed from the U.S. market, due to the risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma. ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP TOPICSOver-the-counter weight-loss pillsThere's no magic trick for losing weight. The most effective way to lose weight and keep it off is by ...

When Nicklaus Lego was diagnosed with an aggressive blood and bone marrow cancer, he was told his chances of survival were slim. To beat the disease, Nic needed a bone marrow transplant and an expert medical team. At Mayo Clinic, Nic found both. And in the process, he discovered a new life's mission.

Skin cancer: Diagnosis and treatmentHealth care providers use numbers to indicate a cancer's stage. Stage 1 cancers are small and limited to the area where ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 8/3/19 On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Jon Ebbert, associate director of the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center, talks about smoking cessation, ...

Steve Larson was stunned when he received a diagnosis of testicular cancer in his mid-30s. Prompt treatment cured his disease, and now he's urging other men to get checked if they have symptoms of this highly treatable form of cancer.

Do you have family members who have been diagnosed with gastrointestinal, breast or ovarian cancer? According to a recent Mayo Clinic study, nearly 5% to 10% ...