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 ...

At age 39, Angela found a small breast lump. After some testing, she had a lumpectomy and the tumor was found to be a stage 0 ...

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 ...

Societal conditions where people are born, grow up, live, work, worship, and age, have a profound effect on their health, access to cancer care, and ability to act on health care recommendations.

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 ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) projects the numbers of new cancer cases and deaths expected each year to estimate the contemporary cancer burden because cancer incidence and mortality data lag 2 to ...

Finding cervical cancer often starts with an abnormal HPV (human papillomavirus) or Pap smear result. You will need additional tests if your Pap smear showed abnormal cells or if your HPV test came ...

We’re here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to help guide you through your cancer experience. Whether you’ve recently been diagnosed, are currently going through treatment, or are caring for a loved one ...

If you have Merkel cell skin cancer (carcinoma) or are close to someone who does, knowing what to expect can help you cope. Here you can find out all about this type of cancer, including risk factors, ...

No single nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization in the US has invested more to find the causes and cures of cancer than the American Cancer Society (ACS). In fact, we've helped make possible ...

Acute myeloid leukemia is also called acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, acute non-lymphocytic leukemia, or sometimes just AML. It is most common in ...

The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge program provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers. More than just a roof over their heads, it’s a nurturing community that ...