Nail salon workers suffer chemical exposures that can be like working at a garage or a refinery

We measured levels of benzene and formaldehyde in the salons, and determined that exposure to these known human carcinogens was increasing the workers’ lifetime cancer risks above one in one million – the level that many U.S. agencies consider acceptable in regulating exposure to harmful substances.

Females Suffer From Gender Gap in Cancer Trials, Drug Development

An analysis of hundreds of studies on common cancers published in the journal Cancer, involving millions of patients, suggests women are underrepresented in three out of every four cancer studies. Obviously, they make up nearly 100 percent of studies related to female-specific forms of the disease, such as breast and cervical cancer, but when it comes to common cancers that can potentially affect anyone, gender bias is a problem.

Powerful, Moving Portraits of Black Women With Cancer

The Exposures Project, a collaboration between Taylor’s nonprofit, ZuriWorks, and photographer Kea Taylor (no relation) seeks to reflect that reality by giving a face and a voice to black women living with cancer.

The 10 cancers US women are most likely to face

INSIDER used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to rank the 10 most common cancers in US women, from least to most common. Specifically, the data shows which cancers had the highest number of new cases in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available.

Birth Control Pills Protect Against Cancer, Too

A small increased risk of breast cancer among women using hormonal contraceptives may be offset by the pill’s protective effects.

Cancer - Is It Preventable?

Cancer, which affects one out of every two men and one out of every three women is the disease that everyone fears the most. But thanks to recent progress, cancer is also the most preventable disease!

Fighting the Deadliest of Women’s Cancer

Ovarian cancer is the only gynecologic cancer without an early detection screen and it is the #1 deadliest woman’s cancer.

Five Reasons Henrietta Lacks is the Most Important Woman in Medical History

n 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a poor woman with a middle-school education, made one of the greatest medical contributions ever. Her cells, taken from a cervical-cancer biopsy, became the first immortal human cell line—the cells reproduce infinitely in a lab. Although other immortal lines have since been established, Lacks's "HeLa" cells are the standard in labs around the world.

Global Cancer in Women: Burden and Trends

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide among women in both high-income countries (HICs) and middle-income countries. Moreover, the cancer burden is expanding in countries of all income levels due to the growth and aging of the population.

Gum Disease Tied to Cancer Risk in Older Women

Previous studies have suggested a link, but this new analysis, in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, offers additional evidence on specific cancers.

How Cancer Affects Women's Sex Lives

Both cancer treatment and its aftereffects have huge ramifications on the sex lives of women—and those ramifications aren't discussed often enough.

Men and Women Face Cancer Differently

Men are methodical while women distrust scientific data, a social-media study found.

Skin Cancer on the Rise in Young Women

“Deciding how much sun you want to get is like asking how much cyanide you want in your breakfast cereal,” he said. “There is no amount of tan that is healthy.”

Using the pill can protect women from certain cancers 'for up to 30 years'

From data compiled over 44 years, researchers found women were protected from bowel, endometrial and ovarian cancer by taking the contraceptive pill.

What Are the Most Common Cancers in Women?

Here’s a look at the five most common cancers in women* and steps you can take to help find these diseases early:

Why mammograms haven’t cut cancer deaths, explained in 500 words

Despite widespread screening programs, incidences of metastatic cancers (or advanced-stage cancers that have already spread and are therefore more deadly) have remained stubbornly stable since 1975.

Women, Listen to your body... It might save you!

Heart disease and ovarian cancer no longer need to be such aggressive killers of women. You know yourself better than anyone else. When your body produces warning symptoms, listen to it!