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Getting a full-body scan to check yourself out for possible cancers might sound like a great idea. But what are the risks and benefits? And...

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We’ve all seen these confusing terms printed alongside dates on food packages and wrappers...

If you follow professional or collegiate sports, you’ve probably heard at least a few athletes say they needed a B12 injection to boost their...

Most people diagnosed with colon cancer won’t mention pain as one of their symptoms. But when they do, how do they describe it? What does...

The risk of developing blood clots is somewhat higher among cancer patients. This is due both to the inflammatory nature of the disease itself...

Edema is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in body tissue. It happens when the fluid that would normally stay in the bloodstream leaks out...

A study published in Nature last fall suggests that breast cancer is slightly more common on the left side of the body than it is on the right...

Artificial sweeteners have been on a lot of people’s minds lately — especially since the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agency...

One of the first physicians you may speak with after a cancer diagnosis is a medical oncologist. 

These doctors specialize in...

For high school football coach Mark Teague, the only symptom of throat cancer he noticed was a small lump beneath his jaw. 

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Hagop Kantarjian, M.D., isn’t just the head of Leukemia at MD Anderson; he’s also a prolific artist.

Since 1992, the leukemia specialist...

Most colonoscopies end with a gastroenterologist saying to come back in 10 years for another colorectal cancer screening, a woozy ride home...

Xerostomia is the scientific term for a chronically dry mouth. Though it might not seem like that big of a deal, dry mouth is actually a very...

Cancer of the salivary gland is not very common. Only about 2,500 cases are diagnosed in the United States each year.

So, how do you...

A woman could have her fallopian tubes removed for any number of reasons. Sometimes, it’s necessary to treat an ectopic pregnancy or to resolve...

If you’ve never heard of a fecal microbiota transplant before, the concept might seem a bit startling at first. 

But transferring...

Oral thrush is a fungal infection of the mouth often caused by an overgrowth of Candida albicans. But why do people receiving cancer treatment...

Jordan Rance was only 11 years old when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2005.

“I didn’t have any symptoms,” she says. “I got...

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), roughly 6 in every 10 adults live with some form of chronic illness. Many are severe enough...

One reason ovarian cancer often comes with a poor prognosis is that the disease is not usually diagnosed until it’s already in the latter...

Cervical cancer can be detected with a Pap test. Breast cancer can be detected with mammograms and clinical breast exams. But ovarian cancer...

Navigating life with a food allergy is often a challenge on its own. Throw in a cancer diagnosis on top of it, and nourishing yourself properly...

You may already know that it’s important to wash your hands, wear a face mask and avoid sick people while neutropenic. 

But is there...

If you shop online or use social media at all, you’ve probably seen at least one advertisement recently for topical magnesium sprays or transdermal...

CAR T cell therapy is a type of immunotherapy used to treat lymphoma, multiple myeloma and some forms of leukemia. The treatment modifies...

A new COVID-19 subvariant called XBB1.5 is on the rise across the U.S.  

Early reports indicate that it is much more contagious...

If you’re receiving chemotherapy as a part of your cancer treatment, you’ve probably already learned a few tricks to make the experience easier...