Cancer Health Center

Coping with Menopause Caused by Breast Cancer Treatment

For premenopausal women, especially those who plan to have children, breast cancer treatment can have some worrying consequences. Read More

Healthy Recipes

Carrot and Orange Soup

Garlic Linguine with Kale

Crunchy Cauliflower Bake

Fast Fact

Age of former Marlboro Man Wayne McLaren when he died of lung cancer in 1992.

How Medical Detection Dogs Sniff Out Illness

Researchers are training dogs to detect certain cancers. Here's how they do it. Read More

Can Antioxidants Make Cancer Worse?

Common Side Effects From Chemotherapy

10 Helpful Apps for Cancer Patients

Are You at Risk for Pancreatic Cancer?

Spotting Melanoma Without a Biopsy

Angelina Jolie's Doctor Explains the Breast Cancer Gene

Battling Cancer: The Business of Biotech

Cancer Tip: Perform Breast Self-Exams in the Shower

If you have difficulty doing breast self-exams, try performing them in the shower. Since the skin is moist and soapy, breast masses are often easier to detect. To get started, just raise your right arm and check your right breast, using small circles, following an up-and-down pattern, and keeping your fingers flat. Repeat the process on the left side.