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UC Davis Health and Adventist Health and Rideout are expanding cancer care services in Marysville, increasing access for patients throughout the Yuba-Sutter region and beyond. Plans include additional medical oncologists, expanded infusion capacity and new radiation treatment technology

Dr. Loren Rourke, a Texas-based breast surgical oncologist and author, emphasized that while no lifestyle choice can guarantee cancer prevention, healthy habits can help support the body and reduce certain risk factors

Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck said Wednesday that an experimental vaccine treatment has shown signs of preventing cancer from returning or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients

A new personalised vaccine given in combination with a drug has stopped skin cancer returning in patients during a trial, representing a potentially watershed moment in cancer treatment

Chuck Manski, an economist at Northwestern University, at home in Chicago. His cancer doctor couldn’t provide him with clear evidence that a year of immunotherapy was better than six months on the drug. “There is incredible uncertainty in drug dosing,” he says. Taylor Glascock for KFF Health News See all topics

The Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis Patient and Family Symposium will be held virtually Saturday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. The symposium is free and open to people affected by neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis, as well as their families, loved ones and caregivers

When it comes to breast cancer, it’s easy to feel out of control. Factors like genetics and family history make breast cancer feel like something that happens to you. But a sweeping new study offers a more empowering perspective, revealing you may have more agency over your breast cancer risk than you think

Researchers at Penn State are investigating whether exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the environment may play a role in the development of endometrial cancer, particularly among women in rural communities. The project was recently funded through the Penn State College of Medicine’s Judith Weisz Reproductive Environmental Health Fund, which supports research by Penn State obstetrics…

Blanka Bordas, a doctoral candidate in Virginia Tech’s Translational Biology, Medicine and Health Graduate Program, has received a National Institutes of Health fellowship to study a molecule involved in DNA repair and gene expression

In 2026 alone, an estimated 21,010 people will have received a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer in the United States. This type of cancer has a 52% relative 5-year survival rate, which doctors and other medical experts are working hard to improve