Cancer Category

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? What You Need to Know

Do cell phones cause cancer? As with any type of science looking at this type of issue, it's going to take decades to come to a definitive conclusion. Meanwhile, though, more and more studies are ...

Does Alcohol Raise the Risk for Breast Cancer?

It's no secret that genetic, hormonal and environmental factors all seem to play a role in breast cancer. When it comes to alcohol and breast cancer risk specifically, a May 2016 study provides even more ...

Hyperplasia: Separating Fact from Fiction & How to Treat It

There is a lot of information out there about hyperplasia — some accurate and some not so accurate. It sure sounds like a scary term, but does that mean it actually is in all cases? Well, ...

Is Early Stage Breast Cancer (DCIS) Treatment Too Aggressive?

It’s the sentence straight out of every woman’s nightmare: “You have breast cancer.” In 2015, more than 60,000 women will hear those words and be diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or stage 0 breast cancer. For ...