Articles
Can Laxative-Free Colonoscopy Improve Colon Cancer Screening Rates?
There’s no question that colonoscopy can save lives by detecting colon cancer early, but there are a couple of very good reasons why so few people actually get...
Young Cancer Patients May Get a Boost — and a Visit — from Kelly Clarkson
Sometimes, when you’re down and out, you need an anthem. Something that champions triumph in the face of adversity, something, perhaps, like Kelly Clarkson’s...
Sunburn and Indoor Tanning Are Still Putting Young People at Risk for Skin Cancer
Young adults are risking serious skin damage for some color. Two new government studies report that sunburn is common among young adults and that many young...
Breast Cancer in Men Is Rare, but More Deadly
Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don’t survive as long as women, largely because they don’t even realize they can get it and are slow to...
Study: 1 in 6 Cancers Are Caused by Infection
One in six cancer cases worldwide can be traced back to preventable or treatable infections, finds a new study. The data show that 2 million new cancers in 2008...
Photo Essays
Joe Paterno, 1926-2012: A Football Life in Pictures
The legendary Penn State football coach has died from lung cancer, his family said in a statement
Joe Frazier, Champion and Competitor
Muhammad Ali's most famous opponent, and a boxing legend of his own making, died of liver cancer at age 67. A look back at the fighter's life in pictures
Time.com Specials
Health Special: Cancer
How we find it. How we treat it. And how we may finally be able to outsmart it
Advances for Breast Cancer Patients
The latest research helps turn thousands of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors.
