Cancer

Mayo Clinic research has developed a new type of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) aimed at killing B-cell blood cancers that have ...

Your risk of breast cancer increases with age, especially after menopause. Around 8 out of 10 breast cancer cases happen in women over 50.  Dr. Stephanie ...

Algorithm seeks to address 'last-mile' barrier by identifying disease when cure still possible ROCHESTER, Minn. — Estimated to become the second leading cause of cancer deaths in ...

According to a recent study by the American Cancer Society, cancer is a leading cause of death among those of Hispanic heritage living in the U.S. Hispanic ...

Kathleen Stewart was used to waiting for test results. She'd been called back for additional mammogram images many times and had already undergone two biopsies ...

September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about treating thyroid cancer. Nearly 44,000 new cases of thyroid cancer will be diagnosed ...

You might need supplemental screenings if you've been diagnosed with dense breast tissue. Women with dense breast tissue have less fat and more glandular and ...

The types of cancer that occur in children often are different from those in adults. Childhood cancers usually are not linked to lifestyle or environmental ...

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The most common type of childhood cancer is acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), a blood and bone marrow cancer that creates immature white ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently heard about a type of skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma. I'm not familiar with this condition. Can you explain ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered new genetic markers to identify Lynch ...

Although he doesn't remember all of the details, Bill McDermott says he began having abdominal issues and pain in mid-2021. He went in for some ...