Cancer patients are winning the battle against the disease like never before, but age and race may play a role in determining survival odds.

Diabetes patients may need to take extra precautions to lower their risk for cancer or catch it early.

The possibilities for treating a number of cancers - including difficult to treat ones - have just taken a gargantuan leap. An experimental vaccine is showing hugely promising results in animal studies.

As if cancer treatment isn't rigorous enough, patients are often at risk of additional medical problems for months afterwards. New research has uncovered that some cancer patients face an increased risk of developing blood clots.