Gastric cancer, also known as stomach cancer, originates in the stomach. The most common type, called adenocarcinoma, begins ...

Molecular testing looks at the tumor’s DNA to identify specific mutations that can guide treatment. Understanding mutations like the IDH mutation allows doctors to choose more effective therapies.

A 41-year-old real estate agent wishing to become a mom learns she has stage 1 endometrial cancer while undergoing health checks despite showing no signs or symptoms of the cancer. Endometrial cancer ...

“The Karate Kid” star Ralph Macchio, who just turned 63, is working toward spreading breast cancer awareness after his nurse practitioner and high school sweetheart wife Phyllis Fierro’s health scare.

The lesions and marks left behind after an unsuspecting spider bite can sometimes be confused with signs of skin cancer. A medical journal report, JAMA Dermatology, says the venomous brown recluse ...

The 58-year-old wife of actor Terry Crews, Rebecca, battled stage one breast cancer four years ago with resilience and determination because “you gotta go through the valley, not stop in the middle,” ...

A woman, 29, who dealt with unexplained weight loss and a noticeable knot under her armpit was dismissed by multiple doctors until one gave her “knot” an ultrasound, leading to the discovery of stage ...

After a gastric cancer diagnosis, one crucial procedure in the journey is staging laparoscopy, also known as a diagnostic laparoscopy. This is a minimally invasive procedure that plays a significant ...

Singer Celine Dion, who lost her husband René Angélil to throat cancer in 2016 and has been living with a rare neurological disorder called stiff-person syndrome (SPS) since 2022, isn’t shy to express ...

Precision medicine uses specific information about protein expression and genetic changes in your tumor to tailor cancer treatments, offering a more targeted approach than traditional chemotherapy.

Michael Strahan’s daughter Isabella, 20, has beat an aggressive form of brain cancer after undergoing surgery, radiation therapy, and grueling chemotherapy for treatment. Now her dad has teased ...

Receiving an advanced gastric cancer diagnosis is overwhelming, but treatments are available to improve quality of life and extend survival. Chemotherapy, often the first treatment, can shrink tumors, ...