Artificial sweeteners, specifically aspartame, are under scrutiny following a WHO classification as 'possibly carcinogenic to ...

Lung cancer cases are increasing in people who have never smoked, especially in women, a new study by the World Health ...

THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. Executive Director Keegan Sobczak said the goal is to provide ...

In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish ...

People under 65 are seeing cancer rates climb between one to three percent compared to older adults. The Victory Center helps more than one thousand cancer patients, survivors and ...

Introduction Palliative care is specialist treatment provided to patients with life-threatening illnesses to improve their quality of life. Pal ...

India’s beedi industry, shielded by political patronage and regulatory loopholes, thrives despite severe health risks and tax evasion. While manufacturers amass fortunes, millions of underpaid workers ...

California has known for years that it must pay extra attention to people with disabilities and limited mobility during ...

In view of the escalating burden of non-communicable diseases in the country, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday launched ...

Cancer cells work together to source nutrients from their environment -- a cooperative process that was previously overlooked by scientists but may be a promising target for treating cancer.

The immune systems of cancer patients are highly disrupted, with those who have a higher number of immune cells in their blood having a better survival rate, finds a new study that uses a pioneering ...