Frustrated cancer patients worry they may have been exposed to unknown carcinogens. Researchers are on the hunt.

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new cause of skin cancer, according to a case report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The culprit is a type of ...

Studies have shown that many of us are scared of things that are unlikely to kill us, whilst we happily engage in behaviours ...

Cancers found on the lip are usually treated with surgery. The doctor performing the surgery will try to remove all the ...

Smoking, being exposed to toxic chemicals or radiation, and carrying mutations in certain genes are some of the best-known risk factors for cancer. But another cause of cancer isn't discussed as often ...

There's new evidence of the health benefits of avoiding smoking, excessive drinking and being dangerously overweight: they are the leading preventable causes of cancer in adults, a new study found. An ...

Humans and chimpanzees share a close evolutionary relationship, genetically linking us. As a result, the two species can pass on infection and disease to one another. The world is full of potential ...

Despite a decade of people eyeing their phones like potential death traps, recent studies have put the final nail in the cell-phones-cause-cancer coffin. So, feel free to call, text, or scroll — your ...

Vaping has not been around long enough for researchers to fully understand the long-term health impacts. However, the aerosol a person inhales when vaping contains some chemicals that may be linked to ...

Alcoholic drinks are the focus of a medical debate. For decades, medical research suggested that red wine had health benefits. Now, the U.S. Surgeon General has warned us that even moderate alcohol ...