World New Study Says Nearly 3/4 Million Cancers A Year Linked To Alcohol Use Most people don't realize alcohol consumption can cause cancer. A report in Lancet Oncology shows how big a risk factor it is for esophageal, mouth, larynx, colon, rectum, liver and breast cancers. Susan Brink
World Global Causes Of Death: Significant Shifts From 2000 To 2019 The number 1 and 2 causes of death remain the same, but there have been a number of notable changes. And now there's a new disease to assess on the global landscape: COVID-19. Jason Beaubien
New Research Shows Dinosaurs Suffered From Malignant Cancer, Too For the first time, scientists have identified an aggressive bone cancer in the fibula of a dinosaur that lived 76 to 77 million years ago. Canadian researchers made the diagnosis of osteosarcoma.
Pandemic Deepens Cancer's Stress And Tough Choices For many cancer patients, daily life can feel full of risky choices involving work, family, friends and money. Nearly every option pits the risks of catching the coronavirus against other downsides. Yuki Noguchi
National Larry Hogan On The Parallels Of Fighting Cancer And Maryland's Coronavirus Outbreak NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about his new book Still Standing: Surviving Cancer, Riots, a Global Pandemic, and the Toxic Politics That Divide America. Christianna Silva
National She's A Frontline Doctor. Her Husband Has Lung Cancer. Now, A Simple Hug Is Dangerous When Laura Jenkins learned a coworker had tested positive for the coronavirus, she did what once would've seemed unthinkable — separating from her two young boys and a husband with stage IV cancer. Tom Dreisbach
For Cancer Patients, Anguish Grows Over Deferred Surgery As Risk Rises With states starting to reopen, bans on "nonessential" surgeries are beginning to lift, too. But there's a huge backlog of cases that have only gotten more urgent and heartbreaking for many patients. Yuki Noguchi
Coronavirus outbreak means tough decisions for cancer patients, physicians As cancer patients throughout the country face a two-pronged attack from cancer and COVID-19, they and their physicians are facing tough decisions. Kate Walters
When Cancer And Coronavirus Collide: Fear And Resilience Cancer makes you face your mortality. Add in coronavirus and there's even more stress. What do people with cancer need to get by? And what can they teach us about coping? Morhaf Al Achkar
What Happens If You're Critically Ill In China — But Not With Coronavirus Residents say their relatives have been unable to get care for cancer, for childhood diseases and more as Wuhan and other cities put a priority on treating COVID-19 patients. Emily Feng Amy Cheng