Cancer Type

Improving cervical cancer screening with HPV self-collection tests

Dr. Kathy MacLaughlin discusses the importance of HPV screening for cervical cancer prevention and new self-collection tests that may help more people get screened.

Ask me anything: Multiple myeloma

Dr. Rafael Fonseca, a Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center hematologist specializing in multiple myeloma, answered questions about the disease in a Reddit AMA.

Mayo Clinic Q and A: How breast cancer screening can save lives

Dr. Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake discusses the importance of breast cancer screening and why screening plans should be tailored to your personal and family history and genetic predisposition.

As stomach cancer rates rise in younger people, knowing symptoms and family history is key

Dr. Mojun Zhu discusses the increase in stomach cancer in people under 50 and how symptom awareness and knowledge of family history can help detect it early.

Researchers resolve uncertainty in BRCA2 testing, improving cancer risk assessment and patient care

Findings will help identify patients with breast, ovarian, pancreatic or prostate cancer who may benefit from targeted therapies.

Mayo Clinic Q and A: How to decide which breast cancer surgery is right for you

Dr. Sarah McLaughlin discusses the factors you should consider when deciding what breast cancer surgery is right for you.

5 facts to help you prevent HPV-related cancer

Drs. Robert Jacobson and Kristina Butler discuss HPV, the HPV vaccine, and how to prevent HPV-related cancers.

Pokémon party at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center brings joy, lasting memories

Arthur Heyer, diagnosed with neuroblastoma at 2 years old, celebrates life and his passion for Pokémon with a party for his friends.

Radiation therapy for people with breast cancer

Dr. Laura Vallow, chair of Radiation Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Florida, explains how innovation is transforming radiation treatments.

Innovative therapy helps one man with cancer pay it forward

Brian Principe was diagnosed with colon cancer that had spread to his liver. After liver-directed chemotherapy, his tumors have shrunk, and he is helping others prevent the disease.