Many of cancer’s effects are visible — but the causes aren’t always so obvious. There are hundreds of different types of cancer, and far more causes. "Cancer-causing agents, known as carcinogens, can ...

Women’s reproductive health is impacted significantly with their busy lifestyles. A few bad habits can discreetly influence ...

Some research suggests people with cancer may have an increased risk of folic acid deficiency, which may be due to cancer-related complications and treatments. Folic acid, also called folate or ...

Lifestyle factors usually take many years to influence cancer risk. Researchers don’t think they play much of a role in childhood cancers. A few environmental factors, such as radiation exposure, have ...

People who believed in conspiracies, were not vaccinated for Covid-19 or preferred alternative to conventional medicine were less able to correctly identify real and mythical causes of cancer. Many ...

Every two minutes, a woman dies from cervical cancer somewhere in the world, according to the United Nations and the World ...

Bowel cancer has traditionally been more common in older adults, but cases in people under 50 have been climbing sharply ...

Vaginal cancer is a very rare, slow-growing cancer found in the vagina. It’s commonly caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Vaginal cancer is cancer found in the vagina. The most common type — ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.