Cancer is a disease that starts with uncontrolled cell division and eventually causes tissue and organ damage. The disease may arise in any part of th.

Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or about one in six deaths, according to the World Health Organization. It is an umbrella term for a ...

Lung cancer remains the world’s deadliest cancer, and cigarette smoke is its chief culprit. Chemicals in tobacco, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), damage DNA and trigger the mutations ...