Move your body. If you’ll be sitting in a plane or a car for hours, be sure to get up and move as often as possible. “Travel, ...

This study sends a hopeful message: Cancer survivors can take charge of their health. A healthy lifestyle—avoiding obesity, ...

Standing at just 5 feet 1 inch tall, Carol Johnson-Cromer is a force of nature, radiating energy, resilience, and an ...

“Pelvic floor therapy is like physical therapy to strengthen all the muscles and tissues in your pelvis that can become weak ...

COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, continues to have an impact on many people, including people with cancer, their families, and caregivers.(To learn more about COVID-19 and how it might affect ...

Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH, is Scientific Director of Health Services Research in the Surveillance & Health Equity Science department at the American Cancer Society (ACS). Her research focuses on ...

Many people are aware of the link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, but did you know HPV can also cause some types of head and neck cancer? Understanding the link between HPV and ...

Latest data shows improvements for cervical cancer are linked to HPV vaccine and downturns in prostate cancer are driven by advanced-stage disease.

Over the last 30 years, the risk of dying from cancer has steadily declined, sparing some 4 million lives in the United States. This downward trend can partially be explained by big wins in smoking ...

The new lung cancer screening guideline, published in the ACS flagship journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, recommends that primary care or specialty care providers refer 50 to 80-year-olds ...

Although there’s not enough research that clearly links sleep with cancer risk, it’s important for overall health and well-being. Getting a good night’s sleep can benefit your health in many ways – ...

Cancer incidence rises in women and decreases in men. In 2021, rates were 82% higher in women than in men under age 50. Before the text, there is an icon of a man next to a woman who is taller.