Nearly half of women over 40 who have mammograms are found to have dense breasts. If you’re one of them, you might be wondering what exactly that means—and how it impacts your risk for breast cancer. Here’s what you should know.1. There’s nothing unusu...

Worldwide, about 7 million people live with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a term for chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Unfortunately, having one of the two most common inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis)...

Breast cancer is often thought of as a disease that only strikes women. But men also have breast tissue, which means they can develop cancer in that tissue. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), about 1 in 726 men will develop breast cancer in the...

Whether you’re living with cancer or looking at a possible diagnosis, scans and other tests are crucial. And the wait for results is often stressful. But while anxiety about test results—sometimes called scanxiety—is common, there are ways to cope. &nb...

If you’ve just learned that you have cancer, it’s normal to have questions for your care team. You might wonder about your treatment, your prognosis, and what to expect next. But it’s also important to ask about how your cancer might affect your future in t...

Finding out that you or a loved one has cancer can be overwhelming. It’s easy to imagine the worst, but the truth is that cancer treatments — and outcomes — have improved dramatically in recent decades. Knowing the facts may help you cope. Here are five ...