Andrew Smith

Cancer loves glucose, which is why fasting, restricting calorie consumption or following the ketogenic diet may make chemotherapy and some other cancer treatments more effective and easier to tolerate, early evidence shows.

Personal health information isn’t truly private: Medical practices share records and companies sell internet search details. Here’s what patients should know.

Is this relative of the coffee plant a safer alternative to opioids or a dangerous, unregulated drug?

Despite scant research regarding medical use of cannabis, strong popular sentiment is driving legalization of the flowering plant for therapeutic use.

Testicular cancer is very curable, but survivors may face long-term side effects of treatment.

A new expert guideline for managing immunotherapy’s side effects has been released.

Within a complex and expensive health system, there are ways to cut both individual and societal costs without harming the quality of care.

Many pharmaceutical companies provide assistance for medications that patients desperately need.

Bisphosphonates, long used to strengthen bones, may prevent recurrence of early-stage breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

During and after surgery for skin cancer, a number of strategies can help minimize scarring.

Patients who can’t afford their cancer medications may be able to get the drugs for free, or at a reduced cost, from the pharmaceutical companies that make them.

Biosimilars are likely to rival name-brand treatments for breast and other cancers, and the competition could drive prices down.

A decision to travel for cancer treatment, and to manage the difficulties that come with being on the road, requires careful consideration.

Many believe that marijuana can ease pain, reduce nausea and increase appetite. Despite all the talk, few studies have been done.

Millions in the cancer community are working to increase research funding or change policy.

The incidence of colorectal cancer has been steadily rising by about 1.5 percent per year for people under 50.

Screening has improved the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer, but how can it reach more people?

At least 10 vaccine candidates have entered advanced testing phases on the strength of impressive early stage results.