Early Detection

The Pap test and the HPV test can help prevent cervical cancer or find it early. The Pap test (or Pap smear) looks for precancers, cell changes on the cervix that might ...

Breast self-exam, or regularly examining your breasts on your own, can be an important way to find a breast cancer early, when it’s more likely to be treated successfully. While ...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers that men face. While prostate cancer rarely produces obvious symptoms in its early stages, there are a few signs that may ...

It is important to pay attention to your body and know what is normal for you, so you can recognize the warning signs or symptoms of gynecologic cancer (cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and ...

Overview Bone cancer can begin in any bone in the body, but it most commonly affects the pelvis or the long bones in the arms and legs. Bone cancer is ...

The types of cancers that develop in children are different from those that develop in adults. Lifestyle or environmental risk factors don’t play a role. Instead, it’s usually the result of DNA ...

The method has been trialled successfully, and could be ready for use in as little as four years. Scientists have developed a blood test that can identify breast cancer up ...

Overview Esophageal cancer is cancer that occurs in the esophagus — a long, hollow tube that runs from your throat to your stomach. Your esophagus helps move the food you ...

Skin spots and moles can be quite common and even numerous. Learn who is at higher risk for melanoma and what features are more concerining for this most aggressive type ...

Overview Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Plasma cells help you fight infections by making antibodies that recognize ...

Plus, what this type of diagnosis can mean for a young woman's future fertility.   Anita Bugge / Getty In today’s Lenny Letter, actress Cobie Smulders shared her experience of ...