Every 2 years, researchers from the American Cancer Society (ACS) publish a comprehensive report using data from multiple ...

Our Peer Review Committee scientists embrace the central ACS tenet that peer review not only helps us fund the most impactful cancer research, but also serves to make the applicants better scientists.

After exposure to measles, you should postpone your cancer care appointments until you know you haven’t developed it. If you ...

What you eat and drink can impact your health in a big way. In fact, getting to and staying at a healthy weight, eating a balanced diet, and avoiding or limiting alcohol are 3 of the best ways to help ...

The American Cancer Society couldn't do what we do without the support of our partners. Learn more about how these partnerships support our efforts to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Each ...

Radiation therapy to the pelvis can cause sexual problems for many women with cancer. These problems can be temporary or last long-term after treatment has finished. Radiation to other body parts, ...

Immunotherapy is the use of medicines that help a person’s own immune system find and destroy cancer cells. It can be used to treat some people with liver cancer. An important part of the immune ...

Pancreatic cancer is on the rise in the United States, but there's another, less common type called pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET). It's important to know the difference, because these two ...

A neoplasm is an abnormal growth of cells in the body. It happens when the body’s normal process of making and replacing cells doesn’t work as it should. When a neoplasm forms into an abnormal growth, ...

If polyps were found and removed during your colonoscopy, you might be worried about what that means for your colorectal cancer risk. Most colorectal cancers start as polyps, which are small growths ...