Deaths from cancer have fallen dramatically. They’ve dropped by 34% over the past three decades — largely thanks to better treatments, earlier detection, and fewer people smoking. But cancer ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, you’re likely wondering if it has spread and if so, how far? Your doctor can ...

Metastatic prostate cancer is also referred to as stage 4 or advanced prostate cancer. It's cancer that began in the prostate, a gland located under the bladder of people assigned male at birth, and ...

Stage 2 prostate cancer is considered localized, meaning the cancer is still confined entirely within the prostate gland and has not spread to nearby lymph nodes (node 0 or N0) or distant parts of the ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

For patients under 55 years old: Papillary thyroid cancer is classified as stage 2 if the cancer has spread to distant parts ...

In patients with early-stage acral melanoma, upper-limb tumors tend to spread first to distant organs, whereas lower-limb tumors are more likely to metastasize first to lymph nodes.

Surprisingly, PTEN is restored once cells migrate to other organs. It's a discovery that may be important for developing effective new anti- metastasis therapies of particular importance for ...