(tussik13/iStock) A very rare type of cancer is on a sharp upward trajectory in younger generations, and no one knows why.

A new drug for six common cancers shrank previously untreatable tumours in a trial involving patients with advanced cancer.

Obesity might be to blame for part of the increase in cancer among young people, a study in the UK has found, but the causes largely remain a mystery ...

Cancerguard screens for 50 types of cancer with one blood test. Doctors explain the accuracy, benefits and limits of ...

Scientists have identified proteins that could signal increased lung cancer risk, as well as a drug that could reduce the ...

Today, more people than ever are living for many years after a cancer diagnosis.

The American Cancer Society released new recommendations to “close the screening gap” and catch more cancer cases at a ...

Unprecedented results against a stubbornly hard-to-treat cancer are boosting optimism that other challenging tumors will be ...

Mounting evidence has linked alcohol to higher risks of cancer but many people aren't aware. New findings suggest labels that make the link clear may motivate people to cut back on drinking.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.K. mother has been facing a rare cancer diagnosis for six years, and will soon undergo yet another high-risk surgery after ...