Cancer - November 2020 Archives

It's common knowledge that smoking is bad for your health. And, when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, the side effects of smoking and the ...

November is Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about preventing this disease. Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father has had chronic liver disease. Recently, he was diagnosed with liver cancer. His doctor mentioned Y-90 as one treatment option. What ...

HPV infection is a viral infection that often is transmitted sexually or through other skin-to-skin contact. While HPV is linked to cervical cancer in women, it ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, but patients who are diagnosed at an early stage can survive five years or longer. A ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Shanda Blackmon outlines some ...

While testicular cancer is rare compared with other types of cancer, it is the most common cancer in American males ages 15 to 35. Testicular cancer ...

For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday in November. It's an opportunity for ...

Prostate cancer is the second-most diagnosed cancer in men after skin cancer. Approximately 1 of 9 men in the U.S. will get prostate cancer in ...

Lung cancer screening is used to detect the presence of lung cancer in otherwise healthy people with a high risk of lung cancer. The goal ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Pancreatic cancer often is hidden and doesn't cause symptoms until it has spread. It is a leading cause of cancer deaths in ...

Prostate cancer will affect 1 in 9 men, according to the American Cancer Society. After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men ...