Oncology

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Cancer Center found incidental lung nodule programs are effective in detecting lung cancer early.

A new policy from the FDA requires mammography facilities to inform patients about their breast density in addition to their results.

The FDA is warning of squamous cell carcinoma in scar tissue that forms around breast implants.

Hungarian physicians are using an artificial intelligence model that can detect breast cancer four years before it develops, The New York Times reported March 7.

Retired Ohio physician Paul Davis is facing a heartbreaking choice: Pay $50,000 a week for his cancer treatment or go without, Kaiser Health News reported Feb. 14.

An analysis of 29 cancers across 204 countries found cancer will cost the global economy 25.2 trillion international dollars in the next 30 years.

President Joe Biden had a lesion removed in February, which tested positive for basal cell carcinoma, CBS58 reported March 4.

Michael Zinner, MD, CEO and executive medical director of Miami Cancer Institute and Baptist Health Cancer Care in Miami, spoke with Becker's about managing burnout, things he wishes he learned sooner and the outlook for cancer care. 

Only 21 percent of Americans 45 years old and older have gotten their first colonoscopy on time, a new survey found, yet 59 percent say they are worried about getting colon cancer.

Penn Medicine and the Fox Chase Cancer Center are both working on treatments and models that could intercept cancer in the early stages.