A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting a disease. When it comes to cancer, risk factors can be what you eat, where you work, and who your parents are.

If lung cancer is found early, when it’s small and hasn’t spread, successful treatment is more likely. But lung cancer can be hard to catch at an early stage. People with lung cancer often don’t show symptoms until it’s more advanced. Even then, it’s easy to attribute those symptoms to other causes.

A helpful overview of lung cancer, including types of lung cancer, causes, how it spreads, and symptoms.

Consider this your cheat sheet for cancer treatment choices. It’s a good starting point for understanding what might come next. But remember, just like in school or at your job, there’s never a silly question.

Losing someone you care deeply about can be traumatic, and grief is a natural emotional response to the loss. It’s a process that takes time to work through.

Chemotherapy (chemo) uses strong medicines to kill fast-growing cancer cells. Learn how it's used to treat nonmelanoma skin cancer.

Cancer starts when cells in the body change and grow out of control. Some cells may spread into nearby tissues or other parts of the body. This is called metastasis. Nonmelanoma is the most common type of skin cancer. It is successfully treated if found early. Read on to learn more.

You may have heard about radiation therapy for cancer treatment. But you may not be sure what it is or what it does. Learning more about it will help you understand how it may be a good treatment for you.

It isn’t always clear why a person gets cancer. But experts know that certain risk factors can raise your odds. Learning about your own risk factors for skin cancer can help you protect your future health. Here’s what you should know.

Surgery is one of the most effective and common procedures for nonmelanoma skin cancer. It can remove the cancer with minimal impact on nearby tissue. Read on to learn about the different surgical and nonsurgical choices.