Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander people are 75% more likely to die from liver cancer and 2 to 3 times more likely ...

Three ways you can help to lower your cancer risk are: 1: Avoid using alcohol and tobacco. Both alcohol and tobacco are known ...

As the luminary ceremony began and candlelit bags glowed in the dark, each carrying the name of a loved one, Zach felt ...

Bobbie Parker remembers the moment her life changed forever. It was 1987, not long after she lost her mother, Mary, to ...

Health care providers play the most important role in getting people vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) and helping parents to understand that the HPV vaccine is cancer prevention. Use our ...

This joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the American Society for Clinical Pathology recommends different surveillance ...

Use your passion for politics to help enact laws and policies that will make cancer a top national priority. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network℠, ACS CAN, volunteers work to make sure our ...

Allana Roach, PhD, MSB, is a senior associate scientist (program manager) for the Clinical and Population Sciences Program in Extramural Discovery Science at the American Cancer Society (ACS). She is ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, except for skin cancers. It accounts for about 30% (or 1 in 3) of all new female cancers each year. The American Cancer Society's ...

There's no sure way to prevent cancer, but you can help reduce your risk by making healthy choices like eating right, staying active, and not smoking.

You can also browse common side effects below. Make sure to talk to your cancer care team about what side effects you should watch for, and let them know about any symptoms or side effects you have, ...

Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH, is the scientific director of health services research in the Surveillance & Health Equity Science department at the American Cancer Society (ACS). Her research focuses on ...