Scientists identified a link between colorectal cancer and a toxin in the gut. Eating more fiber may help reduce your risk.

Researchers found GLP-1s may modestly reduce the risk of 14 obesity-related cancers, especially colorectal cancer, when compared to a weight-neutral medication used to treat diabetes.

Researchers are beginning to wonder if blockbuster drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound could play a role in preventing cancer.

"Every time I go across that line, I just think, 'that's another year I've been here'," Ms Summers said. The 61-year-old said she hoped her story would encourage others who faced serious illness not to give up. She said: "Every finish line is borrowed time. It keeps me alive, physically and mentally," she said.

After a devastating diagnosis, Simone I. Smith and husband LL COOL J sought answers and a new mission to help others

Women with dense breasts would indeed benefit from additional scans on top of their standard mammograms, the clinical trial has now concluded. Extra imaging tests could more than triple breast cancer detection among women with dense breasts, researchers reported May 21 in the journal The Lancet.

Colorectal cancer is becoming more common among younger adults. Screening guidelines have evolved to reflect that.

Yearly cancer deaths linked to alcohol have doubled in the United States over the last three decades, rising from just under 12,000 a year in 1990 to more than 23,000 a year in 2021, new research finds.