A new analysis of research into the most common type of breast cancer has zeroed in on an overlooked hormone that may be ...

Younger women face a persistent, underestimated breast cancer risk that demands earlier and more tailored screening.

The cancer death rate declined by more than one-third over a three-decade period in the United States, though incidence rates for many types of cancer are rising in women and young adults, according ...

A study of data from seven outpatient facilities in the New York region found that 20–24% of all the breast cancers diagnosed ...

Younger women are being diagnosed with breast cancer more often than screening guidelines anticipate. Many of these cancers ...

Lung cancer symptoms may appear differently in women than in men. Lung cancer tends to be diagnosed at a later stage in females, when the disease has already advanced. This means women may be more ...

At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), investigators reported final phase I results of an alpha-lactalbumin (aLA ...

Women using a certain type of hormone therapy to treat menopause symptoms could be at higher risk for breast cancer, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in The Lancet Oncology, ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Deaths from cancer continue to fall in the ...

Lung cancer cases are increasing in people who have never smoked, especially in women, a new study by the World Health Organization's cancer agency has found. The findings, published in The Lancet ...

Researchers found that nearly 1 in 4 cancers detected at a community breast imaging center were in women under 50. Learn how ...

Woman diagnosed with stage 4 cancer after symptoms dismissed as anxiety.” “Teenager treated for ‘period pain’ told she has rugby ball-sized ovarian tumour.” “Athletic woman given months to live after ...