The rate of young people dying from cancer is dropping across the United States, but death rates from one type of cancer have ...

Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults combined, cancer is the second most common cause of death (after heart disease).

A study published January 22 analyzed data from the National Center for Health Statistics.

New American Cancer Society research reveals colorectal cancer deaths rising among younger adults, while other cancer ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells under the microscope, in purple. There is a serious need for finding better ways to treat AML that comes back after initial treatment. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR ...

Researchers found better detection, treatment and decreased smoking have been immensely helpful in reducing deaths due to ...

Jaypirca is a targeted therapy for CLL and other specific cancers. It is known as a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTK inhibitor). BTK is an enzyme that helps certain types of cancer cells grow.

Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that seed cancer relapses, researchers report. The aptamers -- short ...