To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.

Two international cancer prevention groups think the online community can -- and should -- take a stab at the worldwide cancer epidemic. In honor of World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, Stand Up To Cancer and the Union for International Cancer Control are launching a Facebook app that they hope will create a digital buzz that will reduce the spread of the disease.

Saturday, Feb. 4 is World Cancer Day, but for me, and for countless people around the globe, every day is Cancer Day ? because you or someone you love has the disease

After she was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was three weeks pregnant, Lynette Bisconti, president of The Gateway for Cancer ResearchSM www.demandcurestoday.org, began an aggressive personal campaign to beat the deadly disease.

Survivors share experiences on World Cancer Day

Northern Ireland's bowel cancer screening programme is to be extended with more people being targeted across all of the health trusts.

FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Soy supplements do not protect women against breast cancer, a new study suggests.

A major US breast cancer foundation Friday reversed its decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood after outcry over the move sparked a political and fundraising backlash by women's health advocates.

AUSTIN, TX-- - To mark World Cancer Day, LIVESTRONG ® today announced a new initiative to help cancer survivors facing exceptional challenges. Jose Antonio Ventura , a bone cancer survivor and resident ...

Prostate cancer drug is currently available through the Cancer Drugs Fund, but funding issues mean patients could either have to buy it themselves or take out health insurance Men in England with late-stage prostate cancer could soon be stopped from accessing "breakthrough" drug abiraterone unless they can afford to buy the drug themselves or pay for private medical insurance. Trials of ...