As Relay For Life celebrates 40 years of impact, Dee Dee sees opportunity for continued growth. She believes in evolving the event to fit the needs of today’s busy families and using social media and ...

Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) can cause many different signs and symptoms. Most of these occur in all kinds of ALL, but some are more common with certain subtypes of ALL Overall, the signs and ...

Take an active role in your breast cancer care by asking questions about your cancer and its treatment. Here are a list of key questions.

Biopsy samples of cells or body tissues can be taken from almost any part of the body and used to help diagnose cancer. In fact, cancer is almost always diagnosed through a biopsy. How the samples are ...

Doctors use imaging tests to take pictures of the inside of your body. Imaging tests can be used to look for cancer, find out how far it has spread, and to help see if cancer treatment is working.

Breast cancer cells taken out during a biopsy or surgery are tested to see if they have certain proteins that are estrogen or progesterone receptors. If your breast cancer cells have these receptors ...

Several risk factors can affect a person’s chance of getting non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and some of these are linked only to certain types of lymphoma. Learn more.

Focus on including foods high in calories, protein, and nutrients into your loved one’s diet when they are experiencing ...

Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that produces large amounts of an abnormal protein (called a macroglobulin). Learn more here.

Overall, research shows that dairy can lower the risk of some cancers and increase the risk of others. This is why no ...

Research shows that for most people exercise is safe and helpful before, during, and after cancer treatment. It can help improve your quality of life as well as the energy you have to do the things ...

Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 is an educational companion for Cancer Statistics 2024, a scientific paper published in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. These ...