Pre-biopsy MRIs can help doctors diagnose and treat prostate cancer more accurately. Here’s when you should get one.

Dr. Clayton Yates, PhD, is a Johns Hopkins University professor of pathology and the director of Translational Health Disparities and Global Health Equity Research. He took time to sit down with WebMD ...

Thanks to advances in screening and research, more people are surviving lung cancer today than ever before. In the past 5 years, the survival rate for all people in U.S. rose by 26%. Unfortunately, ...

When you or a loved one has breast cancer, your doctor will figure out the best treatment options to offer you based on your particular tumor, your age, other conditions you have, and your wishes.

If you’ve had treatment for prostate cancer, you’ll likely live cancer-free for many years to come. The average 5-year survival rate for this type of cancer is nearly 98%, while the 10- and 15-year ...

When patients hear the term “inoperable lung cancer,” they often think that that means their cancer is incurable. But thanks to advances in treatment over the last several years, this diagnosis ...

When you have metastatic SCLC, you may think about the end of life and how to prepare for it. There are decisions and actions you can make as you approach that time to help ease the transition from ...

With advances in treatment, fewer people are dying of lung cancer than they did in the past. It also helps that fewer people are smoking today and lung cancer screening for current and former smokers ...

BI-RADS stands for Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System. It is an assessment tool used to rate the results of a mammogram test. It also assesses your overall breast tissue density. With more dense ...

Breast cancer should be on every woman's radar since it affects an estimated 1 in 8 women. But it's an even bigger concern for Native American women, who are 7 percent more likely to get breast cancer ...

Hyperthermia is the process of increasing your body temperature to a higher level than normal. Typically, a high body temperature is characterized by a fever. It can be associated with heatstroke too.

What Are the Different Types of Oral Cancer Surgery? Oral cancer surgery refers to a group of procedures with different jobs: removing cancer, rebuilding areas affected by treatment, or restoring key ...