Cancer - Videos

Men who are physically fit during middle age have a reduced risk of developing and dying from lung and colorectal cancers.

Genetic testing has been in the news recently with Angelina Jolie revealing that she underwent a double mastectomy after discovering she had a high risk of gene mutation. What is genetic testing and will it be available to everyone in the near future?

Actress Angelina Jolie announced recently that she'd had a double mastectomy as a way to prevent breast cancer. Anne Marie Tierno reports on the tough decisions some women make when they learn they have the cancer-causing gene.

Dr. Marc Avram of the Hair Foundation provides tips for managing hair loss induced by chemotherapy.

In this video, Dr. Freda Lewis Hall, Chief Medical Officer at Pfizer, shares her five tips that will help guide women through being diagnosed with breast cancer and what options they have from that point on. The diagnosis may be out of your hands, but making sure you're getting the best care possible and feel comfortable the entire way through starts with you.

For Entertainment Tonight host Brooke Anderson, raising awareness for breast cancer research and prevention became personal last December, when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Brooke sat down recently with Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, Chief Medical Officer of Pfizer, to talk about the emotional journey her family has since gone through, including the devastating moment her mother broke the news.

Brooke Anderson has had quite a journey in the months following her mother's diagnosis with breast cancer. Early detection turned out to be key in her mom's case, and support from the family was critical. Now, the ET host shares her mother's story with Dr. Freda Lewis Hall, Chief Medical Officer of Pfizer. "I think sometimes as women, we feel mistakenly, that we are invincible," Brooke says about her mother's diagnosis, and explains how friends and family rallied to help during the hard times

Since her mother's breast cancer diagnosis, Brooke Anderson is working with her health care team to be more proactive with her own medical treatments, and is urging others to do the same. Telling her story to Pfizer Chief Medical Officer Freda Lewis-Hall, MD, Brooke says that now, post-scare, she's not hesitant to raise questions, and through this journey Brooke has learned "it's up to each of us to be vigilant" about your health.

Beating cancer requires a lot of support: people to drive you to and from treatment, a shoulder to cry on and more. But what happens when you have few who understand or can help? We talk to survivors about strategies to beat cancer in isolation. Guest Erica J. Martinex shares her story.

Beating cancer requires a lot of support: people to drive you to and from treatment, a shoulder to cry on and more. But what happens when you have few who understand or can help? We talk to survivors about strategies to beat cancer in isolation. Guest Michael Solomon shares his story.

Full Segment: Beating cancer requires a lot of support: people to drive you to and from treatment, a shoulder to cry on and more. But what happens when you have few who understand or can help? We talk to survivors about strategies to beat cancer in isolation.

Actress Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had a preventative double-mastectomy after testing positive for BRCA1. It's a genetic defect that increases the risk of cancer. Texas wife & mother Stephanie Hengstenberg has the same story. She had a double mastectomy and hysterectomy in 2009. This is her story, in her own words.

Mammograms can be used to see if tamoxifen is working in breast cancer patients.

A solution to the deadly cancer may be coming from a surprising place. See what helped one woman, and could help many others.

A new experimental treatment for certain types of cancer enables the body's immune system to seek out and destroy cancer cells without damaging the body's healthy cells. See how it works.

There's new information about a drug that's been prescribed to breast cancer survivors for decades. Find out how it could change how the medication is prescribed for many women.

May 6th is Melanoma Monday, part of Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Learn from experts and survivors about warning signs and misperceptions surrounding this deadly disease and how to spot melanoma before it spreads. Guest Andrea Heitker shares her story.

Women considered "high risk" for breast cancer could benefit from preventive hormone therapy, like the drugs tamoxifen or raloxifene.

A new research in the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota sees Doctors killing off cancerous tumors by freezing them.

Chemotherapy has many side effects, including hair loss. But when Tricia was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, she turned to cold cap therapy to reduce hair loss during treatment.

Chemotherapy has many side effects, including hair loss. Oncologist Dr. Lawrence Piro explains chemo and radiation, and how the Penguin Cold Cap can help reduce hair loss.

Can black spots on the tongue signal melanoma? Oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Steven Kupferman explains.

A new laser procedure for brain tumors could bring hope to patients.

An early diagnosis can mean the difference between life an death when it comes to lung cancer, but screenings are usually only targeted to smokers, even though anyone with lungs can develop the disease.

A new, simple saliva test may predict your risk of ovarian, breast and prostate cancer.

One million Americans are diagnosed with cancer every year, and that includes medical professionals. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bill Stetson opens up about being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

HPV, a virus known to lead to cervical cancer, may also trigger some forms of lung cancer.

Audience member Autumn says she's concerned about a mole on her left rib cage, and another on her left ear. Plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon examines each one.

A man celebrates his wife's last chemotherapy treatment in a unique way.

Bowel cancer affects both men and women. In the UK, around 95% of cases occur in people over the age of 50. This video filmed with Bowel Cancer UK outlines who is most at risk of developing bowel cancer.