Research shows that certain lifestyle choices can have an influence on whether you develop breast cancer, but more information is still needed for others. Not having children or having them later in life: Women who have not had children, or who had their first child after age 30, have a slightly higher risk of breast [...]
Some men are notorious foot-draggers, especially when it comes to scheduling doctor visits. That’s unfortunate. Routine preventive care can find cancer in men and other diseases in the early stages, when there are more options for treatment and better chances of a cure. Some men, though, would never go to the doctor except for the [...]
What is cervical cancer? Cervical cancer occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. Cervical cancer can often be cured when it’s found early. It is usually found at a very early stage through a Pap test. What [...]
What is cancer? The body is made up of many types of cells. Normally, cells grow, divide and then die. Sometimes, cells mutate (change) and begin to grow and divide more quickly than normal cells. Rather than dying, these abnormal cells clump together to form tumors. If these tumors are cancerous (also called malignant tumors), [...]
Breast cancer is now the most common cancer Survival rates are better than ever, but the earlier the cancer is diagnosed, the better the chances of successful treatment. Here is our at-a-glance animated guide to checking your breasts thoroughly. Current advice is that women should ‘get to know their breasts’ and find out what’s ‘normal’ [...]