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How Too Much Iron (or Too Little) Puts Your Health at Risk

IRON DEFICIENCY IS COMMON in humans. On the other hand, excessive iron (for example, with hemochromatosis) is associated with an increased risk of developing several cancers, including breast, colorectal, liver, and prostate.

Young-Onset Colon Cancer

YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS WHO DEVELOP COLORECTAL CANCER appear more likely to present with late-stage disease in recent years. That is the conclusion of researchers who looked...

Five Lessons I Learned From Having a “Brain” Tumor

The neurosurgeon told me he would not know if the tumor was benign or malignant until we got the final pathology results.

A Triumph of Science: Breast Cancer Survival

BREAST CANCER REMAINS A GLOBAL PROBLEM, impacting over 2.3 million people yearly. Today, we examine breast cancer survival improvements, a triumph of science. We’ll also look at strategies to reduce breast cancer risk.