Cancer - June 2019 Archives

Cancer diagnosis? Advice for dealing with what comes next  Almost half of all men and one-third of all women in the U.S. will be diagnosed ...

A recent study suggests that severe alcohol-related liver disease is on the rise, especially in young adults. There appears to be an increase in those ...

About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue, are linked to the HPV virus, according ...

A recent study suggests that severe alcohol-related liver disease is on the rise, especially in young adults. There appears to be an increase in those ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Continuing its 155-year commitment to provide the latest advances in technology and services to help care for the patients it serves, Mayo Clinic will ...

Prostate cancer brachytherapy: Can radiation pass to others?Prostate brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy used to treat prostate cancer. The radioactive "seeds" are implanted ...

For people with cancer, overcoming the disease and the side effects of treatment doesn't always require a medicine bottle. There are some alternative options that ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Despite improvements in median and short-term survival rates for patients with glioblastoma, the most common brain tumor in adults, the percentage of patients achieving ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic will host the Sixth Annual Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference at the Omni Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Montelucia in Scottsdale, ...

When should women start getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer? With changing guidelines, it may be difficult to determine the best plan of action. ...

Fruit flies are an all too common annoyance, but they're also a powerful new tool for researchers at Mayo Clinic in their quest to make ...

True or false: Singer Bob Marley died of skin cancer? True. "Bob Marley died of a melanoma on his foot, and he had a darker ...