A young woman’s dog was the first to detect her deadly breast cancer. In June 2023, Breanna Bortner, then 30, noticed her ...

Nodular melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It’s a dangerous form of melanoma that grows quickly. Only about 15% of all melanomas are nodular. But it causes nearly half of melanoma-related deaths.

A catheter, or thin tube, connects the port to a large vein in your body. The chemo port sits underneath your skin, just below your collarbone. Your chemo port is implanted during an outpatient ...

You don’t want to go from brrrr to burn. Much of the US is getting its first taste of spring after an unusually brutal winter. But before you head outside to soak in the sunshine, you may want ...

Throughout the years that follow, the skin continues to provide clues about underlying health concerns, from cancer to autoimmune disease. It’s key, however, to know what to look for.

Cancer treatment may also cause menopause to start earlier. Chemo targets cells that grow and divide quickly. This means it kills healthy cells, like the ones your body uses to grow hair (which is ...

Results showed a greater physical decline within two years of diagnosis for those breast cancer survivors who got hormone therapy, chemo or both, when compared to women without cancer. However ...

Skinning vulvectomy is when a surgeon removes only the layer of skin affected by cancer and repairs it with a skin graft. Radical vulvectomy removes the vulva, including the clitoris, vaginal lips ...

Dr. Gabriel A. Brooks discusses what DPD deficiency is and why it is important for patients with cancer receiving 5-FU or Xeloda to be aware of it. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated ...

If detected early, the prognosis for skin cancer is excellent. An innovative full-body scanner linked to an AI diagnostic platform is set to help with early detection of melanoma. In just six ...