Innovative research for a dog cancer treatment from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine has shown early success during the beginning trials, with one dog "almost back to normal."

Amanda C. Riley convinced friends, strangers, a megachurch, and even LeAnn Rimes that she had terminal cancer.

The findings suggest that reconsideration of current clinical guidelines, which support MRI only for symptomatic brain lesions, might be warranted, reported Kamran Ahmed, MD, of Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, and co-authors in Neuro-Oncology.

The cost of cancer may be higher than previously estimated, according to a recent report from the American Cancer Society.

Robotic surgery has been expanding in Scotland since it was first introduced in Grampian in 2015. Companies such as Versius, Mako and Rosa have supplied robots to health boards to assist with specialties such as thoracic, urology and pancreatic surgery. More recently some hospitals are using robots for orthopaedics.

Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.

UCLA Health’s Outpatient Theranostics Center allows clinicians to treat up to 16 patients per day with Pluvicto and other medicines. A dedicated clinical research team of about 20 staff members supports the more than one dozen active theranostics clinical trials currently in progress at the health system.

Can pollution cause it? What about inflammation? And how do tumors spread? Here’s what scientists are learning about this complex disease.

Dr. Christine Kannler gives free skin cancer screenings at local fire stations across the Commonwealth

Mom of 3 Molly Pardue was diagnosed with cervical cancer after demanding a pap smear — and underwent chemotherapy and other treatments before she would have even been due for her next test.

Dawson, who was diagnosed with oral cancer, is launching the “Fight Like Wayne” foundation to support cancer research and encourage early detection. He shared the news in an emotional interview, holding up a shirt emblazoned with the foundation’s name.