“Pelvic floor therapy is like physical therapy to strengthen all the muscles and tissues in your pelvis that can become weak ...

Standing at just 5 feet 1 inch tall, Carol Johnson-Cromer is a force of nature, radiating energy, resilience, and an ...

Reduce your other risk factors. Tobacco and alcohol use are some of the strongest lifestyle risk factors for head and neck cancer. In a recent study, tobacco use increased the risk of developing ...

Consider sunscreen as one part of your overall skin cancer protection plan, year-round, especially if staying in the shade and wearing protective clothing aren’t available as your first options.

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 ...

Though measles was considered eliminated in the U.S. in 2020, this contagious disease is making a comeback. For people with weakened immune systems from cancer or cancer treatment, the risks of ...

A neoplasm is an abnormal growth of cells in the body. It happens when the body’s normal process of making and replacing cells doesn’t work as it should. When a neoplasm forms into an abnormal growth, ...

Relative Decline in Cancer Death Rates by Age, Race, and Sex, 1991-2022 The y-axis of this graph has 10-year age ranges, after ages 00 to 19, and up to age 80 and older. The percent change in cancer ...

Cancer incidence rises in women and decreases in men. In 2021, rates were 82% higher in women than in men under age 50. Before the text, there is an icon of a man next to a woman who is taller.

A new approach to treating cervical cancer could help people with locally advanced cervical cancer live longer. This includes cancers that have spread beyond the cervix, but have not yet spread to ...

Whether a person’s cancer can be cured depends on the type and stage of the cancer, the type of treatment they can get, and other factors. Some cancers are more likely to be cured than others. But ...

Although there’s not enough research that clearly links sleep with cancer risk, it’s important for overall health and well-being. Getting a good night’s sleep can benefit your health in many ways – ...