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When it comes to certain health conditions, genetics may play a critically important role for generations and help in making life-saving decisions.

One family turned to genetic counseling to understand hereditary issue and make life-saving medical decisions.

The spots can be mistaken for a pimple, scar, sore or a patch of dry, irritated skin.

President Joe Biden spoke on First Lady Jill Biden’s recovery after having surgery to remove two cancerous lesions near her eyes on Wednesday, saying there is a “0-1% chance of ever returning any cancer, so thank God she’s doing really well.”

A new study shows the faster you move when getting your steps the more health benefits.

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said Wednesday that he has a type of lymphoma that’s a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment.

Everyone is urged to get regular cancer screenings to hopefully catch cancer early, but a new report out this week says only a small percentage of cancers are actually detected in those regular screenings. NBC 5’s Bianca Castro explains why it’s so important to still get cancer screenings.

New research highlights that just one in seven diagnosed cancers in the United States was found by a recommended screening test.

Merck and Moderna plan to begin the next phase of the study in 2023 and expand its use against additional kinds of tumors.

A new study is reassuring for women who are taking hormone-blocking pills after a breast cancer diagnosis and want to become pregnant.

Innovations in cancer treatment are saving lives every day and in one Burleson woman’s case, technology helped her beat lung cancer the same day she was diagnosed.

North Texas breast cancer patients in a clinical trial at UT Southwestern are receiving some of the most accurate imaging in the world to see if their tumors are responding to treatment.

A cancer diagnosis is nothing short of life-changing, but for a Fort Worth man, having the power to know he’s still cancer free Is just as meaningful as beating his cancer a year ago. Health reporter Bianca Castro has the story.

A cancer diagnosis is nothing short of life-changing but for a Keller man, having the power to know he’s still cancer free is just as meaningful as beating his cancer a year ago.

Researchers from UT Dallas and UT Southwestern hope their work could lead to treatments to make a difference in the lives of patients who suffer from these cancers.

The Moncrief Cancer Institute is starting “Movember”, Men’s Health Awareness Month, with a free blood test to screen for prostate cancer for me ages 40 to 69 who are uninsured.

R&B singer Mary J. Blige has joined first lady Jill Biden to promote cancer prevention.

Is cancer spreading at a New Jersey high school? A mother is demanding answers after she said she conducted her own tests at the school her children attend — and believes cancer-causing toxins and materials were found.

‘If you care about Black women’s health, you have to care about our hair,’ said professor Wendy Greene, a leading voice in the movement against Black hair discrimination

A 20-year-old Long Island native and minor league pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies has died after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the team’s head of player development announced Thursday. Corey Phelan, of Greenlawn, was an undrafted free agent out of Harborfields High School who signed with the squad in 2020. He gave up just one run while pitching nine...