Aimee Swartz

Liver cancer diagnoses and mortality have been rising, but new treatments are designed to help reverse the trend.

After a host of recent advances in the treatment of prostate cancer, the forward push continues as immunotherapy and combinations of older agents are tested in patients.

Never-smokers are getting lung cancer more frequently, but detecting it at early stages is especially difficult.

Screening with low-dose CT creates opportunities to detect lung cancer at earlier stages, when treatment is more likely to cure the disease.

By learning how to identify melanoma, patients can seek early diagnoses, potentially minimizing their treatment needs.

Breast reconstruction surgery is common after breast tissue is removed during a mastectomy or, less often, a lumpectomy.

For those with localized breast cancer, surgical options may include either lumpectomy or mastectomy, and patients have free rein about which to choose.

Biomarkers can estimate cancer risk, screen for the disease and confirm a diagnosis.

Biomarker tests must strike a balance between sensitivity and specificity.

Research and awareness help patients to understanding and manage chemotherapy-related peripheral neuropathy.