Signs and symptoms are ways the body lets you know that you have an injury, illness, or disease. A sign, such as fever or bleeding, can be seen or measured by someone else. A symptom, such as pain or ...

Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The cancer cells make large amounts of an abnormal protein (called a macroglobulin). Another name for WM is ...

Overall, research shows that dairy can lower the risk of some cancers and increase the risk of others. This is why no ...

A different study presented at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting showed that one specific diet may benefit people with colon ...

Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 is an educational companion for Cancer Statistics 2024, a scientific paper published in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. These ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, except for skin cancers. It accounts for about 30% (or 1 in 3) of all new female cancers each year. The American Cancer Society's ...

Secondhand smoke is known to cause cancer, other diseases, and death. Learn more about the health risks of secondhand smoke and thirdhand smoke.