Cancer

Enlarged prostate does not cause prostate cancer, but both are common among older men. A North Texas urologist explains why men should be concerned about both.

Screening offers the best way to prevent colorectal cancer. However, things you could or should do every day can help reduce risk for the disease.

Cancer patients are likely to lose touch with friends and family after receiving their diagnosis. The Cancer Support Community North Texas has tips and resources on dealing with the phenomenon.

The company will move into the newly opened Bridge Labs, a laboratory space on the Pegasus Park campus in West Dallas.

They’re non-invasive with none of the dreaded prep. But are recently approved home tests for colon cancer as effective as colonoscopies? A North Texas doctor weighs in.

The study of prostate cancer patients in the VA system found some with limited life expectancy were being treated with procedures that did not add more years to their lives.

Cameron Park Zoo is home to a penguin named Mauri going through treatment for melanoma. He’s the first penguin to receive this experimental chemotherapy, and his keepers hope his story will make him the perfect ambassador for human health.

Despite the increases, the overall number of cases in people younger than 40 is still low, and remains exceedingly rare in people under the age of 30.

Lee, a Houston Democrat, said she plans to continue serving but could have some occasional absences from Congress.

One Lubbockite who has fought terminal cancer with relief through the Texas Compassionate Use Program says changes in the narrative around marijuana can educate and bring relief for many struggling Texans — when you take the politics out.

The procedure avoids surgery by using ultrasound waves, imaging, heat, and algorithms to destroy prostate cancer tissue with far less chance of side effects.

Using the highly advertised drug Keytruda can help a patient's immune system overcome cancer, but the drug alone doesn't help with melanoma. Dr. C. Lance Cowee explains how adding the COVID-19 technology may help.