Ablation therapy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that kills cancer cells with either very hot or very cold temperatures.
It is used to treat both primary tumors in their original locations and cancers that have spread — or metastasized — to other organs.
To learn more about the risks and benefits of ablation therapy, as well as how it works and which patients might be eligible to receive it, we spoke...
Getting a full-body scan to check yourself out for possible cancers might sound like a great idea. But what are the risks and benefits? And...
A quick online search of ‘dairy and cancer’ shows a mix of results saying that dairy may cause cancer and that dairy may prevent cancer.
Learning about cancer risk factors can be scary, especially when these risk factors can be something as common as food.
This knowledge can also raise a lot of questions: Why do certain foods increase cancer risk? Should these foods be avoided completely? What are healthier swaps for these foods?
Clinical dietitian Alyssa Tatum shares five food groups that have been linked to cancer and gives tips on how to approach your...
Anal cancer and colorectal cancer both develop in the lower gastrointestinal tract, but these types of cancer differ in many ways.  ...
In early 2023, I had my first-ever colonoscopy. I was 68. My wife had been pushing me to get one for several years, but I felt fine and didn...
A colonoscopy is the best way to screen for colorectal cancer. Everyone at average risk for the disease should start getting them at age 45...
Getting a colonoscopy is important to screen for colorectal cancer. But how often you should get a colonoscopy depends on several different...
Colorectal cancer screening can detect cancer early, giving you the greatest chance for successful treatment. While colonoscopy is the gold...
If you’ve never had a colonoscopy before, you might have some questions about anesthesia.
Is there more than one option, for...