Cancer

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As Covid has ground on, many people avoided routine medical care, including cancer screenings. Needa Zaidi, …

If you’ve put off cancer screening during the pandemic, what might be of concern? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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Heart disease remains the number one cause of death worldwide, but cancer is coming up quickly. …

Even as more people are developing cancer worldwide, survival is also going up, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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Almost everyone has taken an antibiotic for an infection during their lifetime. Now two new studies …

Do antibiotics increase someone’s risk for colon cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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Aspirin’s benefits and harms in heart disease and colorectal cancer prevention have once again been examined …

What is the role of aspirin in preventing colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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HPV causes cancer, and we have an effective vaccine against it. Now the World Health Organization …

The WHO is advocating for a single HPV vaccine in many parts of the world, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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Breakthrough infections, which occur in those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, are more troubling for …

If you have cancer and you’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19, risks remain higher for you than those without cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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People with cancer who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 remain at increased risk for infection compared …

Just how risky is Covid-19 in people with cancer who’ve been vaccinated? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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An immunotherapy agent called nivolumab given before surgery in people with lung cancer dramatically lengthened the …

Giving immunotherapy before surgery for cancer treatment may establish a new standard of care, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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Nivolumab is the name of an immunotherapy used to treat cancer, and a recent study of …

Giving immunotherapy before surgery improves outcomes for people with lung cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →