Doctors need to be better educated about the significant long-term side effects of chemotherapy that may affect their cancer survivor patients, according to

Dr. Brawley says an industry grew around screening, ignoring the considerable associated risk

An ex-office manager has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors say was a multimillion dollar health care fraud in which a cancer clinic gave patients diluted

Dr. Virginia Moyer, who sits on the task force, cited that only one out of every 1,000 men who are screened would actually benefit from the exam. Instead, most

Many doctors recommend a more complete test — colonoscopy — but many people refuse that costly, unpleasant exam. The new study shows that the simpler test,

This new exam is called a laxative-free computed tomographic  colonography (CTC) or virtual colonoscopy.  Study author Dr. Michael Zalis, Director of CT

Roughly half of young adults under 30 say they've had a sunburn in the past year. Not a big deal? Well, even one blistering burn raises the risk for skin

A total of 2 million new cancer cases in 2008 were linked to infections. Of those, only 7.4% were reported in more developed countries, and 22.9% in less

The advice applies to fair-haired people between the ages of 10 and 24. For adults older than 24, there is not enough evidence to say whether counseling about

A Phoenix woman has been charged with fraud and theft after authorities say she told people she had breast cancer and needed treatment so she could get money

Connecticut lawmakers' approval of the use of medical marijuana includes strict regulations for the cultivation and distribution in an attempt to avoid

Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to

The New Jersey mom accused of taking her young daughter into a tanning booth is no longer on probation in a separate case.

A New Jersey mother accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter by taking her into a tanning booth pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a child endangerment

Attorneys say the trial has been delayed for a former cancer clinic owner and two others charged with in an alleged scheme to dilute chemotherapy drugs and use