The Epstein-Barr virus is one of the most common and persistent human viruses in the world, according to the CDC.

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S., and it has increased dramatically in the last 50 years. Melanoma, the deadliest form, is expected to rise by 6% in 2025, and the incidence of melanoma in people under 30, especially women, is increasing faster than in any other age group.

The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded advances against the disease for decades.

Delaware's highest court ruled on Thursday that nearly 75,000 patients suing four large drugmakers cannot introduce reports from several experts to support their claim that the heartburn drug Zantac caused them to develop cancer.

July 10 (UPI) -- Breast cancer survivor Olivia Munn says her mother Kim is battling the same disease. "My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer," the Newsroom and Your Friends and Neighbors actress, 45, wrote on Instagram Wednesday.

A Florida man kept a promise to his father by completing a cross-country cycling race as his dad simultaneously underwent treatment for advanced Stage 4 prostate cancer.

Olivia Munn has for more than a year been speaking out about the importance of a breast cancer risk assessment test that helped lead to her diagnosis in 2023, and she has now shared that that very same test also led to her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis.

The recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered in 2021 from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.

King Charles and his daughter-in-law Kate's public battles with cancer have had a huge impact on fellow sufferers, encouraging them to be open about the difficulties of coping with the illness, a leading cancer support charity says.

“Health policies expanding access to insurance coverage options and making new treatments more affordable are needed,” Zhao said. “Expanding Medicaid to individuals without health insurance coverage may improve their access to effective cancer treatments that are also costly, such as ICIs.”

Atlanta United CEO Garth Lagerwey is taking an indefinite leave of absence after a cancer diagnosis. Here's what to know.

Exercise seems to help prevent cancer and reduce the growth of tumours, and that protective effect may be due to the way working out changes the gut microbiome