Almost all stomach cancers are adenocarcinomas. But some rarer types may be more aggressive, affecting your treatment options and outlook. Stomach cancer (or gastric cancer) happens when cancerous ...

There are different types of thyroid cancer, which include papillary, follicular, medullary, anaplastic, and oncocytic. Types of thyroid cancer can develop, grow, and spread in different ways, which ...

Female cancer patients have a 21% lower risk of death than men across 12 different types of advanced cancers, researchers recently reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Stomach cancer—or gastric cancer—occurs when cells in the lining of the stomach wall mutate and grow uncontrollably. The stomach wall has five layers, and different types of stomach cancer are often ...

There are several different types of radiation therapy. The type that may be recommended for you depends on a variety of factors, such as your cancer, its stage, and your treatment goals. Radiation ...

If you could take a simple blood test that could detect multiple types of cancer while they’re still in an early and treatable stage, would you? For many, the answer would be a resounding yes.

Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...