Early Detection

The vulva is the outer part of the female genitals. The vulva includes the opening of the vagina (sometimes called the vestibule), the labia majora (outer lips), the labia minora ...

When was the last time you got screened for cancer? If you don't remember, you're not alone. At least 10,000 people die each year because they haven't been screened for ...

The American Cancer Society recommends these screening guidelines for most adults. Breast cancer Yearly mammograms are recommended starting at age 40 and continuing for as long as a woman is ...

For many women with early-stage breast cancer, treatment may become considerably less arduous, researchers say. A new study found that certain women getting a lumpectomy may not need an operation to ...

Dense breast tissue is comprised of less fat and more connective tissue which appears white on a mammogram. Cancer also appears white on a mammogram thus tumors are often hidden ...

Every day, you make dozens of decisions about your health that can impact your well-being, such as whether to tough out the flu or see the doctor, go for a ...

What you should know about each stage of the second most common form of skin cancer, from easily curable to disfiguring and fatal. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is caused by ...

Evaluating its change over time, CA-125, the protein long recognized for predicting ovarian cancer recurrence, now shows promise as a screening tool for early-stage disease, according to recent study results ...

Researchers have found a new way to use an existing blood test that may provide a way to screen women for ovarian cancer, perhaps in time to cure more women ...

Because the symptoms of uterine cancer are associated with other less dangerous conditions, a woman experiencing them might not be immediately alarmed. Abnormal bleeding and pelvic pain can also be symptoms ...

ALBANY — New York unveiled what it billed as the nation’s first comprehensive statewide cancer map, which became available Monday on the Web site of the State Department of Health. ...

Smoking, drinking, a poor diet, and lack of exercise combined can take years off your life. A study, reported in the April 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine people ...