The rate of young people dying from cancer is dropping across the United States, but death rates from one type of cancer have ...

Leukemia in older adults causes symptoms like weight loss, fatigue, and night sweats. Your outlook depends on the type of leukemia you have. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood cells, ...

New American Cancer Society research reveals colorectal cancer deaths rising among younger adults, while other cancer ...

A study published January 22 analyzed data from the National Center for Health Statistics.

Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults combined, cancer is the second most common cause of death (after heart disease).

Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common ...

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths among people younger than 50 in the United States, according to a ...

Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that seed cancer relapses, researchers report. The aptamers -- short ...