Researchers at NYU Langone Health discovered that cutting off blood flow accelerates cancer growth by prematurely aging the bone marrow and weakening the immune system. In mouse models, restricted ...

An international research team has shown that lung cancer cells can form functional synapses with neurons, effectively hijacking the body's neural circuits to grow faster. The finding reveals a ...

When I turned 60, I knew something wasn’t right. I lost weight. I felt drained. I had no appetite. I had a gut feeling — literally, abdominal discomfort — and a sense that something serious was going ...

A common artificial sweetener could make cancer treatments less effective, a new study has found. Sucralose, a sweetener found in many diet sodas, low-calorie snacks and powdered sugar substitutes, ...

Singer and musician Roger Blevins Jr. toured the country and world with his band, Mingo Fishtrap, for three decades – until he received a life-changing tongue cancer diagnosis in 2022. His wife, ...

Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast ...

You've probably heard that some types of cancer are mysteriously rising in people under age 50. Right now, the list includes colon and rectal cancers, followed by uterine, blood, kidney and breast.

Three months earlier, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had a diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer. By Reid J. Epstein and Gina Kolata Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. underwent ...

Musician Montell Jordan has opened up about his ongoing battle with prostate cancer. The "This Is How We Do It" singer confirmed on the TODAY show Thursday, Sept. 3, that his cancer returned after he ...

Joe Biden is on the mend. The former President is doing well after undergoing a procedure known as Mohs surgery to remove skin cancer from his head, his spokesperson told NBC News Sept 4. Though the ...