Cancer

Initial screenings for breast, lung and cervical cancer are covered by insurance, but expensive secondary tests can leave patients in screening purgatory.

While cancer death rates in the U.S. have declined in recent years, racial disparities persist. Midwestern states — including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana — have some of the highest rates of cancer mortality for Black residents in the country. Public health advocates have worked for years to close the racial gap, but some worry the pandemic will delay progress.

This is part of Essential Voices, a series of interviews with people confronting COVID-19.Physicians Gabriel and Sarah Bosslet have been married almost 20…

Hispanics are the least likely racial and ethnic group to see a doctor when they have health problems. That’s according to a study by the Census Bureau.…

Indiana has one of the highest smoking rates in the country -- nearly one in five Hoosiers smoke. Now, a new statewide policy makes it easier for smokers…

Most people knew James Strain as “Butch.” Dr. Cynthia Meneghini called him “Dad." She remembers him as a handyman who could fix anything. When she moved…

When health researchers make headlines, it’s often for a sensational project – like manipulating genes to create a baby. But others are examining broader…

Two decades ago, Jim Nace was a national ice cream salesman, on cross-country flights 20 days a month. He was on top of the world.“I had a great…

Steve Dillman thinks he can trace his prostate cancer back to August 1, 1985.That’s when Indianapolis Fire Station 11 was dispatched downtown. The…

New research from the University of Illinois finds products of omega-3 fatty acid metabolism show anti-cancer properties in mice.Omega-3 fatty acids are…