Cancer

An independent research group found that 70% of the dry shampoo samples tested showed “quantifiable levels” of benzene, with some containing up to 170 times the FDA limit.

Homes in almost every region in the study — Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento and Fresno — had benzene levels that far exceed the limit determined to be safe.

The study authors highlighted how the risks may be more heightened for Black women, who reported using hair straightening products more frequently than other groups.

Inflammatory breast cancer, a rare yet deadly form of the disease, often doesn’t cause a breast lump, and it might not show up on a mammogram, doctors say.

Rebecca Lesnik and Sarah Seidl said they were able to lean on each other during one of the toughest moments of their lives.

Paige King credits a runaway bull and a rodeo for saving her life.

Luke Adkins was born with congenital spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects the soft tissue.

The experiment yielded promising results including cancer tumors shrinking and disappearing completely in some patients.

The findings of the study, published this month, were consistent across all types and stages of breast cancer, the authors said.

Research suggests that gas appliances can introduce certain toxic air pollutants into homes, including low levels of benzene — a cancer-causing agent.

The 45-year-old actor broadcast the procedure after losing a bet to his friend, actor Rob McElhenney. Doctors say it was “potentially life-saving" for Reynolds.

A blood test may be able to detect the early stages of several cancers in which routine screening options aren’t available.

While rare, the FDA is warning about certain cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma and various lymphomas, that may develop in scar tissue that forms around breast implants.

Mason Fisher, 27, suffered a medical event at the 100-mile mark.

Sekope Sharits said he felt the world was against him when both his parents were diagnosed with cancer, but he’s caring for them in the way a loving son would.

Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, according to the American Cancer Society.

A Canadian professor believes deepening our understanding of how the metabolism works, combined with making healthy lifestyle changes, can lower cancer risks.