cancer

A person wearing blue gloves is handling a pipette in a laboratory setting, with reflections visible on a glass surface.

The implications of a sperm donor carrying a rare cancer-causing gene

DW

Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Naomi Conrad from our partners at Deutsche Welle about the obligations that sperm banks have when they find genetic abnormalities in their donations.

‘Life after cancer’: Nigerian survivors challenge taboos, push for better health care 

Health & Medicine

Out of Surgery and Back to Work

Arts, Culture & Media
microbiome

Not just gut bugs: Our microbiomes can even affect cancer treatments

Health
Cone snail

A scientist who finds pharmaceutical promise in the venom of cone snails

Science
Co-directors Matteo Norzi and Leonor Caraballo, with producer Abou Farman

A cancer victim hallucinated her end before dying, and made a film about it

Arts

In her final project, Leonor Caraballo explored illness, fear and the powers of ayahuasca.

Gabe Ortiz

How I overcame my fears and saved my life from cancer

Health

Gabe Ortiz writes that cancer was unlike anything he had ever experienced before.

Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Image by NIAID

Are we close to curing cancer?

Health

There’s a new immunotherapy drug that uses patients’ own immune systems to fight cancer, and it’s getting scientists excited about being able to cure cancer.

baby on floor

Exposure to insecticides may increase the risk of childhood cancers

Environment

A new analysis suggests exposure to insecticides could pose a significant threat to the health of young children.

Sunscreen being applied

Don’t forget, wear sunscreen. Why SPF is more important than ever

Health

New research suggests a quarter of your skin cells may have already mutated, making you one step closer to getting skin cancer. What can be done to prevent further damage?