Cancer

Vaccines have protected people from deadly diseases for generations. Could they also help fight cancer?  

Mayo Clinic researchers are working to develop personalized therapeutic cancer vaccines [...]

ROCHESTER, Minn. — An important new clue for preventing and treating brain tumors known as gliomas has been identified in research led by the Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum [...]

As flu season approaches, it's important to understand the need to get vaccinated for influenza, or flu. Indications are it could be a different flu [...]

Many people with colon cancer experience no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. With time, though, the cancer cells can grow to invade [...]

Most people diagnosed with breast cancer undergo surgery to remove their cancer from the breast as well as have lymph nodes removed as part of [...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about breast cancer types and what your type means.

Breast cancer accounts for 1 [...]

September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the different types of thyroid cancer.

Nearly 44,000 new cases of thyroid cancer [...]

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your risk of developing ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer accounts for more deaths than [...]

Alex Kraatz is a creative, determined optimist who loves playing the guitar, taking photos, and spending time with his family. Softspoken with a gentle nature, [...]

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania has awarded Mayo Clinic's Fergus Couch, Ph.D., [...]

September is Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about treating some of the most common types of these two diseases.

Leukemia is cancer of [...]

Childhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades, and about 10,470 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be [...]