Category: Insight

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women, and about 80% of those deaths trace back to smoking.

The United States has an estimated 7 million people eligible for lung cancer screening, but fewer than 2% got screened in 2016.

Michelle Blauser Standridge didn’t miss an opportunity to remind others to get their mammograms, especially during the three years she herself was battling breast cancer. She knew that early detection could save lives.

Prostate cancers tend to grow slowly—so slowly, in fact, that some tumors never become a problem. But this is not always the case. One monitoring tool is a blood test for prostate-specific antigen, or PSA.

Cancer can deliver a one-two punch against your immune system. First, certain types of cancer, like leukemia and other blood-related cancers, suppress the immune system more than solid tumors do, leaving one open to additional diseases. Second, certain cancer treatments suppress the…