Triggering a patient’s natural immune response to treat melanoma can work well. But it can also cause melanoma cells to disguise themselves as another kind of cell.

Those who live near highways, truck drivers and others who breathe in diesel fumes may be more likely to get lung cancer. A large study of trucking industry workers has recently found that cumulative exposure to diesel exhaust increases the likelihood of dying from lung cancer.

Finding lung cancer early can save a life. Screening options, however, are costly, invasive or both. An altered protein, found in the blood, may be key to a simpler, more affordable option.

Chemotherapy can be heartbreaking. Literally. A drug that has been used for half a century to treat a broad array of tumors, also destroys heart tissue. Why this happens is finally becoming clear.

Although most men who have their prostate removed to treat prostate cancer stay disease free, some have a recurrence. Radiation following the surgery appears to reduce the chance of the cancer returning.

The body doesn't react well when lymph nodes go away, including for cancer patients. When the nodes are removed, arms and legs can swell.

Why bother quitting smoking if you already have lung cancer? A recent report claims that patients can benefit from stopping even in the later stages of the disease.

Imagine having your mouth so dry that you can't really taste food, chewing is difficult and even speaking and sleeping are affected. This is exactly what some people who've been treated with head and neck cancer go through - for years.

A new medication for chronic myelogenous leukemia ( CML ) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Hope is an important part of fighting cancer. But unrealistic optimism in the final stages of cancer can influence important patient decisions.