Cancer

Certain specific kinds of cancer appear to increase the diabetes risk, according to a new study.

Taya Jones, a single mom of three living with ALS, would never have chosen this road for her or her family, that they are on it together, offers the rest of us inspiration, hope and for parents, the realization that our kids are stronger than we think.

'Falling Through The Cracks: Greg's Story' takes a look at the lack of patient safety in the health care system and the life-threatening gaps in access to patient information.

Researchers hope the identification of a new subtype of the fourth most common cancer will lead the way to more targeted therapies.

The annual motorcycle fundraiser raises money to fight prostate cancer.

Alternative names: Cancer chemotherapy; Cancer drug therapy; Cytotoxic chemotherapyThe term chemotherapy is used to describe cancer-killing drugs.

Biopsy - bone marrowA bone marrow biopsy is the removal of marrow from inside bone. Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells.

Microcalcifications or macrocalcifications; Breast cancer - calcifications; Mammography - calcificationsCalcifications are tiny deposits of calcium in your breast tissue.

Screening for colon cancer; Colonoscopy - screening; Sigmoidoscopy - screening; Virtual colonoscopy - screening; Fecal immunochemical test; Stool DNA test; sDNA test; Colorectal cancer - screening; Rectal cancer - screeningColon cancer screening can detect polyps and early cancers in the large intestine.

Skeletal surveyA skeletal x-ray is an imaging test used to look at the bones. It is used to detect fractures, tumors, or conditions that cause wearing away (degeneration) of the bone.