Cancer - January 2021 Archives

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the connection between HPV and cervical cancer. When women are ...

Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the world. But survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to improvements in cancer screening ...

Thyroid cancer occurs in the cells of the thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of your neck. Your thyroid produces hormones that regulate ...

Approximately 1.5 % of adults will be diagnosed with leukemia at some point during their lives, according to the National Cancer Institute data. Leukemia is cancer ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new multi-institution study led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic pathologist, provides more accurate estimates of breast cancer risk for U.S. ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — World Cancer Day is Feb. 4, 2021, highlighting how everyone can help reduce the global burden of cancer. In 2018, there were ...

While a typo in a letter or email is a problem it's not a big one, usually. But when that typo is in genetic code, ...

Esophageal cancer is relatively rare, making up only about 1% of cancer cases diagnosed each year in the U.S. Mayo Clinic researchers have found that ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. During her care, she was found to have a BRCA2 mutation. Her doctor suggested that my ...

The human body has two adrenal glands, one atop each kidney as illustrated in the drawing above. These tiny organs produce hormones that help the ...

As two new COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, patients with cancer and cancer survivors may wonder if it's safe to be vaccinated. "Because cancer patients ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed medical research and patient care to new levels. High-volume testing for COVID-19, researching convalescent plasma and monitoring patients at home ...