More articles about: Cancer Care

If you have a family history of breast cancer, you may also be at higher risk of developing the disease. This knowledge can boost surveillance and prevention efforts.

Balancing family life and cancer care can be a challenge. A Michigan Medicine counselor offers advice for navigating the process, from mental health to finances.

Following doctor’s orders — plus a steady dose of faith and positivity — helped a mother of five overcome a stage 4 diagnosis. Now, she’s working to educate others.

One of the most common lingering challenges of breast cancer treatment might be linked to past trauma, underscoring the need to address mental and physical health.

Ovarian cancer is the No. 1 cause of gynecologic cancer deaths. Knowing the signs and knowing your body can be key to early detection.

Learn about treating nerve pain caused by chemotherapy, including how the antidepressant duloxetine may help cancer patients find relief and reverse neuropathy.

Applying heated chemotherapy directly to cancer cells can help some patients with an aggressive form of the disease.

If you've been diagnosed with cancer, picking a doctor can feel overwhelming. Michigan Medicine shares 9 tips to be informed and proactive when choosing an oncologist.

Learn how HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer, is transmitted and two things you can do to prevent cervical cancer and other HPV associated cancers.

The USPSTF recommends lung cancer screening for people ages 55 to 80 who have smoked the equivalent of a pack a day for 30 years.

An innovative new treatment is offering new hope for patients with several types of persistent or recurring cancer — with more cancer clinical trials underway.

A strong care team helped a young woman thrive after losing a limb to cancer. Now, she’s standing up for amputees in need.

Get information on cervical cancer screening guidelines and hear from a cervical cancer survivor why it is important to have routine pap smear and HPV tests.

A Michigan Medicine gastroenterologist has studied why patients skip the lifesaving test. He explains the necessity — and efforts designed to help.

One cancer patient’s immunotherapy clinical trial, an approach with hopeful results, could have implications for others seeking treatment.