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Sativex is an oral spray treatment taken in combination with a patient's current treatment.

A cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis patients has been accepted for use on the NHS in Scotland.

There are many story angles surrounding childhood cancer, but rarely mentioned is the burden of illness on everyday life

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In states with abortion bans, doctors have questions about how they can treat pregnant patients with cancer

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 48 and am being treated for metastatic breast cancer. Despite my diagnosis, I live a fairly normal life, am physically active and strive to optimize my health from a noncancer standpoint. An acquaintance who works in health care advised that I should watch closely for…

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos Vargas, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist encourages regular screening. He says the goal of screening is to detect…

Alice, 5, was diagnosed with orbital rhabdomyosarcoma last year. The Morley family is sharing their story to raise funds, awareness and hope for others going through “a heartbreaking and devastating time”.

Judi Adams has spent decades raising awareness of breast cancer. But after her own shock diagnosis of pancreatic cancer she's literally shining a light on the disease she says is less talked about.

Nicole Williams felt "angry" when a cancer diagnosis "interrupted" her studies, but she fought through it to become the state's only nurse practitioner for general oncology and now helps others fight their own battles.

Matalan worker Megan Squire, from Maghull in Liverpool, who had been suffering from leg pains since the age of 11, was later diagnosed with bone cancer which saw her have her leg amputated