Today, more people than ever are living for many years after a cancer diagnosis.

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These two American Cancer Society (ACS)-funded scientists are married to their research – and to each other. Whether in the ...

A neoplasm is an abnormal growth of cells in the body. It happens when the body’s normal process of making and replacing cells doesn’t work as it should. When a neoplasm forms into an abnormal growth, ...

If you are diagnosed with thyroid cancer, doctors will try to figure out whether it has spread, and if so, how far. This process is called staging. The stage of a cancer describes how much cancer is ...

There are several risk factors that could affect someone’s chance of getting multiple myeloma. A risk factor is anything that raises your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers ...

Twenty-six new Discovery Boost Grants and six Mission Boost Grants have been awarded by the American Cancer Society this spring.

Immunotherapy is the use of medicines to stimulate a person’s own immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells more effectively. Certain types of immunotherapy can be used to treat prostate ...

Multiple myeloma can often be treated effectively, but it is very hard to cure. Even if your myeloma is in remission, you may get regular treatment with medicines, radiation therapy, or other ...

How common is bladder cancer? Bladder cancer is more common in men than women. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for bladder cancer in the United States for 2026 are: About 84,530 new cases of ...

When melanoma is diagnosed by skin biopsy, more surgery will probably be needed to help make sure the cancer has been removed (excised) completely. This fairly minor operation will cure most thin ...

Understanding the chemotherapy drugs you’re getting can help you feel more informed and prepared. Knowing the group that the chemo belongs to—and its exact name—can give you helpful context for why ...