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As the luminary ceremony began and candlelit bags glowed in the dark, each carrying the name of a loved one, Zach felt ...
Intuitive eating is used in cancer care to help patients continue getting the nutrition they need. “Patients are forced to ...
Every 2 years, researchers from the American Cancer Society (ACS) publish a comprehensive report using data from multiple national and state surveys about how many adults in the United States report ...
At the American Cancer Society (ACS), there's very little that we do that is not powered by volunteers. During the most recent grant cycle, for instance, we engaged 546 volunteer scientific peer ...
After exposure to measles, you should postpone your cancer care appointments until you know you haven’t developed it. If you ...
Radiation therapy to the pelvis can cause sexual problems for many women with cancer. These problems can be temporary or last long-term after treatment has finished. Radiation to other body parts, ...
What you eat and drink can impact your health in a big way. In fact, getting to and staying at a healthy weight, eating a balanced diet, and avoiding or limiting alcohol are 3 of the best ways to help ...
Angela Torres takes care of people. It’s who she is. She’s a mom to three kids and works a full-time job. She also runs a food bank with two locations in the Bronx in New York City, a job she took ...
Precancerous cells, also called premalignant cells, are abnormal cells that have changes in how they look or grow. The cells are not cancer, but they show changes that raise the risk of turning into ...
Pancreatic cancer is on the rise in the United States, but there's another, less common type called pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET). It's important to know the difference, because these two ...