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I Wish I’d Had the Vaccine

Palliative care specialists help patients find relief from pain, stress and treatment side effects.

Visit these websites for statistics, symptoms, support groups, videos and more on oral, mouth and throat cancers.

Human papillomavirus and hepatitis B vaccines lower the risk of developing cancer.

Human papillomavirus, a common sexually transmitted infection, can cause cervical, anal, and oral cancers.

Vaccines could potentially eliminate cervical, anal, oral and other cancers caused by human papillomavirus.

Laying the groundwork for using dogs with naturally occurring cancer as therapeutic models for human head and neck cancers.

"This is almost double what was previously estimated,” researchers said of the number of Californians who died of tobacco-related cancers.

News stories about celebrities with cancer earned the most views this year, and country music icon Toby Keith reigned.

After three surgeries, chemo and radiation, actress Blythe Danner—mom to Gwyneth Paltrow—says, “I’m fine and dandy now.”

A new report stresses the need for better access to health insurance coverage to improve cancer care and outcomes.

However, when compared to the general population, the suicide risk for cancer patients remains elevated, finds a new study.

Certain types of human papillomavirus cause almost all cases of cervical cancer.

A pilot program is assessing whether self-testing for the cancer-causing virus can reach women who otherwise might not get screened.

A look back at some of the most important science and treatment news Cancer Health covered this year.

Early vaccination reduces the risk of cervical cancer by nearly 90%, but many young people remain unprotected.

Experts recommend no more than two drinks for men or one drink for women per day.