18 institutions across Europe are teaming up to create pocket-size, energy-efficient lasers. The 4-year project could make cancer care more accessible.

If you’re looking for fast, free and reliable cancer information in Spanish, the Lance Armstrong Foundation has launched a new web site that’ll give it to you.

The World Health Organization estimates tobacco use kills 1 adult every 6 seconds. Saturday’s World No Tobacco Day hopes to reverse that deadly trend.

Researchers at a leading children’s hospital hold a new kind of science fair — one where professionals compete and the public is invited to watch.

A whimsical castle and some fun gifts help a US cancer center get sick children over their fear of radiation sessions used to treat their disease.

A University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study suggests firefighters may face an increased risk of developing transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), a cancer of the bladder. Firefighters are regularly exposed to smoke and chemical fumes known to be carcinogenic. The body absorbs carcinogens and transfers them to the blood, where they are filtered by the [...]

Breast cancer survivors in Connecticut can get professional help dealing with troublesome treatment side effects thanks to a generous grant and Easter Seals.

At 33, Lori Hamilton is on the race circuit helping manage a NASCAR team and raising awareness about head and neck cancer, the disease that killed her husband.

90,000 patients wait for organ transplants, but some organs are lost because they aren’t harvested in time. NYC officials propose a controversial solution.

Canadian officials begin a new smoking ban in federal prisons. Some think it’s the perfect chance to quit — others worry withdrawal will lead to violence.