Obesity is now linked to at least 13 types of cancer, making it one of the most preventable cancer risk factors in the United ...

A group of natural compounds attracting attention for their anti-aging potential has a dark side. New research shows how a ...

Spermidine, a polyamine, has been linked to longer lifespans, improved health, and lessening memory loss with age, and it’s ...

Their makers claim they can detect dozens of cancer types — but some scientists say they could be missing many cancers or ...

Scientists are developing cancer-eating bacteria designed to grow inside oxygen-free tumors and attack cancer from within.

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have made an important discovery about how genetic mutations in ...

Cancer often infiltrates a person’s life long before anyone knows it. By the time symptoms arise and an examination indicates the worst, the disease has often been growing for months and sometimes ...

As a world leader in the immuno-oncology field, Dr. Zihai Li has long been at the forefront of cancer immunotherapy.

Costochondritis is not cancer, but its symptoms can resemble those of some types of cancer. It can also develop after certain ...