Just when we thought we had enough on our medical to-do list—Pap smears, mammograms, cholesterol checks, stress management, hydration, posture—now we’re hearing that appendix cancer is on the rise?

Although they are very rare, cancers of the appendix are on the rise, a new study finds. An analysis of a National Cancer Institute database found that compared with older generations, rates of ...

Cancer is generally a disease of old age. But researchers are increasingly finding that certain types—including colon, breast, stomach, and pancreatic cancers—are hitting people younger than 50 far ...

(CNN) — The pain was so sharp that Chris Williams took himself to the hospital. It was a Tuesday evening in September 2021 when Williams started to feel throbbing abdominal pain and nausea. By the ...

Small intestine cancer is a rare cancer that develops in the tissues of the small intestine, a 20-foot-long organ that connects the stomach to the large intestine (colon). Its job is to break down ...