Cervical cancer is usually caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection so common nearly all sexually active men and women will get the virus in their lifetime, according to the ...

Rates infection related cancer have increased among solid organ transplant recipients, CDC reports a five-fold rise in Kaposi sarcoma virus transmission.

The HPV vaccine has significantly reduced rates of cervical cancer across the world, yet the CDC insists on review ...

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus testing is not routinely performed on donors or reci ...

CDC study finds that 2 out of 3 Americans are getting tested for colon cancer. July 6, 2010— -- More and more adults over the age of 50 are getting screened for colon cancer, according to a new ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. It’s the 4th most common cancer in men and women, and continues to have an impact nationally and locally. Data from the Centers for Disease ...

Rates of melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — have doubled over the last three decades in the U.S., according to the June CDC Vital Signs report. Here are seven findings from the CDC Vital ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was recently awarded over $3.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help improve colorectal ...

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. You’re reading the web edition ...