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early detection

Gettin’ the rear in gear

Survivors, friends and family members join annual 5K to raise awareness of colorectal cancer.

Patient Story

‘I know how important it is’

Mobile mammography services travel to the Upper Peninsula, providing cancer screening to underserved communities.

Breast cancer—early detection is key

Doctors can help save lives when they know the risk factors involved—and early detection is the best starting point.

More U.S. kids being diagnosed with autism

One in 59 children are now believed to be on the spectrum.

Patient Story

Sister survivors

Siblings Gloria Kragt and Judith Woodwyk battled breast cancer together. And won.

Many men ignore testicular cancer symptoms for months

Early diagnosis and treatment are tied to 99 percent survival rate at five years, urologist says.

Unaware of fading memories

Study: Those developing dementia often don't know their memories are evaporating.

Urine test may detect early-stage pancreatic cancer

Research findings hold promise for development of screening test for this deadly disease.

Patient Story

Cancer patients living longer than ever

Two out of three cancer patients survive five years or more, and Bill Crooks is here to tell you how to be on the better end of this statistic.

Cancer risk often left to chance

New study suggests two-thirds of cancers might be due to seemingly random factors.