Read about a recent study that suggests it's poorer health care, not biology, that causes a higher death rate among African-Americans.

Researchers at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center in Colorado say older women who have breast cancer often have a less aggressive version.

US Food and Drug Administration approved Gleevec, formerly spelled "Glivec," for treatment against chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

Learn about test studies that suggest a treatment known as antisense therapy may help fight deadly skin cancer.

Researchers may know why women who smoke are more than twice as likely to develop lung cancer as men smokers.

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have discovered a link between hormone-replacement therapy and lobular breast cancer.

Researchers at UCLA report that tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the major euphoriant in marijuana, can promote tumor growth in mice.

Researchers believe they may be able to detect prostate cancer by testing a man's urine. Find out how the test works.

Harvard researchers say an excess of dietary calcium may raise the risk of prostate cancer. Find possible explanations for the findings.

Two separate teams of scientists have identified the genes that seem to make skin cancer spread. Find out what this means for treatments.

Scientists say that cooking meat at high temperatures creates carcinogenic chemicals called heterocyclic amines. Find out how it happens.