When most of us hear the word cancer, we usually flash to the baldness, the frailty, the translucence in our mind’s eye. The quiet resignation. A life paused, diminished. Someone existing in the ...

Gum (gingival) cancer is a rare type of oral cancer. Gingival cancer grows in the thin skin layer protecting your teeth. The skin layer is also called your gingiva. It covers your upper and lower jaws ...

The terms tumor and cancer can refer to different types of lumps and bumps. But the terms are often confused and misused—by ...

Appendix cancer, also called appendiceal cancer, is when abnormal cells grow and form a tumor in the appendix. Your appendix is a little pouch-like organ attached to the lower right side of your large ...

Former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office announced on Sunday. The 82-year-old has what is described as an “aggressive form” of cancer that has already spread to ...

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