March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows in 2022, 36 cases were reported for every 100,000 people. We spoke to doctors to learn more ...

Cervical cancer is usually caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection so common nearly all sexually active men and women will get the virus in their lifetime, according to the ...

The HPV vaccine has significantly reduced rates of cervical cancer across the world, yet the CDC insists on review ...

CDC study finds that 2 out of 3 Americans are getting tested for colon cancer. July 6, 2010— -- More and more adults over the age of 50 are getting screened for colon cancer, according to a new ...

New CDC numbers show rising measles cases nationwide, while research finds the HPV vaccine reduced cervical cancer rates. Dr.

Rates of melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — have doubled over the last three decades in the U.S., according to the June CDC Vital Signs report. Here are seven findings from the CDC Vital ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was recently awarded over $3.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help improve colorectal ...

Almost a quarter of Florida’s residents who should be screened for this cancer aren't up-to-date with widely accepted ...

Almost a quarter of Florida’s residents who should be screened for this cancer aren't up-to-date with widely accepted screening recommendations.

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. You’re reading the web edition ...