Health Lung cancer survival rates rise, but low screening rates leave many people at risk A new survey finds more people are surviving lung cancer and racial disparities are shrinking. But unless it's caught early, lung cancer still has a low survival rate. Yuki Noguchi Carmel Wroth
Health Cancer risk can lurk in our genes. So why don't more people get tested? Millions of people in the U.S. have a genetic variant that raises their risk of cancer. Genetic testing can help people find cancer earlier and seek treatment. But many patients aren't offered it. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Health YouTube star Hank Green shares cancer diagnosis In a YouTube video, the science communicator and author announced that he's recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Tilda Wilson
Health Facing cancer? Here's when to consider experimental therapies, and when not to It can be easy to get your hopes up about exciting new research or alternative approaches to cancer treatment. Here's an insider's guide for figuring out which ones are worth your time. Jeff Stewart
Health Rep. Jamie Raskin says his cancer is in remission The Maryland Democrat said he'd received a preliminary diagnosis of being in remission after undergoing treatments for lymphoma. "I am overwhelmed with gratitude and love," the lawmaker said. Avie Schneider
Health Why 'lost their battle' with serious illness is the wrong thing to say When a dire disease strikes, it's easy to slip into war terms to describe the experience. But that sort of talk turns life into two outcomes: winning and losing. And that's not the way life works. Marc Silver
Health American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades A new report shows the pandemic and the overdose crisis helped push down the average life expectancy in the U.S. for a second year in a row. Yuki Noguchi
Science UW cancer researcher tells us, ‘it’s been a ride.’ She’s hopeful about cancer vaccine prospects ‘We have a very important word before the vaccine. That word is cancer. In my experience, the fear of cancer trumps any fear of vaccines. I think most people who are coming to us are really trying to survive their cancer, or improve their chances of surviving their cancer.’ Kim Malcolm John O'Brien
National Sick veterans demand medical coverage for illnesses caused by burn pits President Biden is urging Congress to send a burn-pits bill to his desk. Quil Lawrence
National Here's how the Biden administration says it will halve cancer rates by 2047 President Biden is relaunching "Cancer Moonshot," an initiative he led as vice president. It aims to dramatically reduce cancer deaths and improve the experience of patients, survivors and families. Rachel Treisman
