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Imagine finding out that you are at risk for 12 cancers because of your family history. Almost overnight, a family clan can go from seemingly robust to teetering between sick and well.
 

This week kicks off our cancer series and today, we are focusing on diagnosis. So here are my&nbsp…

Scientists have identified the eight human papillomavirus (HPV) types responsible for more than 90 percent of cervical cancer cases worldwide and say they should be the targets for the next generation of vaccines.

It happens to grown men. It happens to little boys. Even babies. Nocturnal penile tumescence known these days as “morning wood,” is a universal human male trait. But what’s up with that?

Is the common nature of cancer worldwide purely a man-made phenomenon? That is what some researchers now suggest.

A $4 rubber bracelet meant to raise awareness of breast cancer — which carries the message “I (heart) boobies” —is running afoul of school administrators.
 

A protein in urine could be a strong indicator of prostate cancer risk, according to British scientists who say their findings could one day be developed into a quick and simple test for the disease.
 

If you knew you had one year to live, would you have medical tests you didn’t need?  A surprising number of patients with late-stage cancer get useless screening tests for new cancers that couldn’t possibly kill them.

Women who make healthy lifestyle choices lower their risk of developing invasive breast cancer, regardless of whether they have a family history of the disease, according to a new study.

New research suggests we may have the ability to put “bad genes” on good behavior, reducing the risk for cancer and more for ourselves, our kids, even our grandkids, all through everyday habits.

Kidney stones should be added to the list of health problems linked with hormone pill use after menopause, according to an analysis of landmark government research that first raised alarms about the products.