#cancer risk

Black women face additional burdens along their risk-management journey, researchers say.

Up to 20 percent of those who die of lung cancer have never puffed on cigarettes.

Regardless of race, ethnicity or nationality, men are more likely than women to get cancer.

Being obese was linked to a fourfold increase in pancreatic cancer risk.

Experts say the findings do not have clear implications for humans.

Here’s what we know about this versatile, nutrient-rich plant food.

Alcohol is linked to several types of cancer, especially among people over 50, but the absolute risk of light drinking is low.

Women with the chronic condition are 6 percent more likely than men to develop cancer.

This group is more likely to develop several cancers, especially breast cancer, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.

A new study highlights the need for better awareness about risk factors.

Kids born with nonchromosomal defects, such as congenital heart disease, have more than twice the risk for some childhood cancers.

Statin users were less likely to develop several types of cancer in a large study.

A few simple choices can help you engineer a lifetime with lower cancer risk … and that should be music to your ears!

Increased consumption of “ultra-processed” food may drive rising cancer rates.

Findings suggest that inky hair dyes may pose a higher risk for cancer.

Long-term night shifts increase a female’s risk for skin cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer.