Cervical cancer is usually caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection so common nearly all sexually active men and women will get the virus in their lifetime, according to the ...

CDC study finds that 2 out of 3 Americans are getting tested for colon cancer. July 6, 2010— -- More and more adults over the age of 50 are getting screened for colon cancer, according to a new ...

Rates infection related cancer have increased among solid organ transplant recipients, CDC reports a five-fold rise in Kaposi sarcoma virus transmission.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was recently awarded over $3.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help improve colorectal ...

Rates of melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — have doubled over the last three decades in the U.S., according to the June CDC Vital Signs report. Here are seven findings from the CDC Vital ...

NFL Alumni expands efforts to prevent and support early detection in Dallas, Kansas City, New York/Northern New Jersey, and Pittsburgh According to the CDC, lung cancer is the third most common cancer ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. It’s the 4th most common cancer in men and women, and continues to have an impact ...

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus testing is not routinely performed on donors or reci ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health $15 million over five years for its cancer education, early detection, comprehensive ...

The CDC reported death rates from all cancers combined for men, women and children continued to decline in the United States between 2004 and 2008. Overall cancer incidence rates among men decreased ...