Certain chronic conditions that affect the lungs, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), can have ...

The study found that older people who quit smoking could gain at least 1 extra year of life. People who quit at age 65 have ...

For the great majority of Americans who do not use tobacco, the most important modifiable determinants of cancer risk are weight control, dietary choices, and levels of physical activity. The American ...

Use your passion for politics to help enact laws and policies that will make cancer a top national priority. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network℠, ACS CAN, volunteers work to make sure our ...

Exercise can improve quality of life and reduce fatigue for those with metastatic breast cancer. Learn more about how physical activity can help. Discover 3 diet changes that can help lower your ...

This joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the American Society for Clinical Pathology recommends different surveillance ...

The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge program provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers. More than just a roof over their heads, it’s a nurturing community that ...

Signs and symptoms a person is having or the results of imaging or other tests might suggest cancer, but usually a biopsy (or sometimes a cytology test) is needed to know for sure. A diagnosis of ...

Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. About 480,000 people die from cigarette smoking each year in the US. Many of those people die from cancer.

Get an overview of the functions and parts of the brain and spinal cord, types of brain tumors, and the latest research and key statistics in the US. Overview and Types If you have been diagnosed with ...

Cancer and its treatment often cause drops in the levels of some types of blood cells, which can be detected with a blood test. The problems caused by low blood counts depend on which type of blood ...

Estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2020 (In 2020, there will be an estimated 1.8 million new cancer cases diagnosed and 606,520 cancer deaths in the United States.) Current cancer ...