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The rules used to be simple: starting at 40, a woman would have a mammogram every year. But last year, a federal panel gave that simple guideline severe shake-up.More>>

Some risk factors known to increase the odds of breast cancer in white women have less impact on Hispanic women, a new study shows.More>>

Colon Cancer Awareness Month which is March.  Mercy Medical Center, St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Siouxland Surgery Center and the June E. Nylen Cancer Center have  formed a partnership that help promote people over the age of 50 to get screened for colon cancer.More>>

MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer has steadily increased since the 1990s, making it by far the most common form of cancer, affecting more people than all otherMore>>

Scientists are making headway in finding ways to treat and detect stubborn forms of prostate cancer. (HealthDay)More>>

Nearly 4,000 women in America will die this year from cervical cancer. These cancers are, largely, preventable, and raising public awareness can save lives. It's why the U.S. Congress has designated JanuaryMore>>

Women don't need to start having mammograms to screen for breast cancer until they're 50, and they only need to have those exams every other year, new government guidelines suggest. (CMedia)More>>

Sioux City, Iowa. For immediate Release. The Ponca Rodeo Association raised $1,000 to benefit the June E. Nylen Cancer Center when the association hosted "The Days of '56 PRCA Rodeo" which was held JuneMore>>

By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new cancer drug called olaparib worked well in an early clinical trial against breast, ovarian and prostate cancers in individualsMore>>

Even people who have genes that predispose them to certain types of cancer might be able to reduce their risk by living a healthy lifestyle, experts say.More>>