NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Could men with a family history of breast cancer undergo testing that tells them if they're at risk for prostate cancer? It may sound unlikely, but a local physician says it's ...

For many facing a cancer diagnosis, the "why" can be the most elusive piece of the puzzle. When Lauren Yerkes was diagnosed ...

A survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by Talker Research to highlight Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month found that 42% of women and 54% of men were unclear on many of their relatives’ medical history.

Some kinds of cancer are directly connected with the hereditary elements more powerfully, including breast, ovarian, colon and pancreatic cancer. An example of this involves BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation ...

Chair of the Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology of the Knight Cancer Institute at the Oregon Health and Sciences University Lisa Coussens spoke at the University of Wisconsin on ...

Researchers have identified the origin of ovarian cancer that develops in the fallopian tube, which opens doors to discovering new methods for diagnosing the disease and potential therapies. The ...

The American Cancer Society estimates more than half a million breast cancer deaths have been prevented in the United States since 1989 due to mammography and improvements in treatments. Mammograms ...