Cancerwise

Caitlin Koehler was just 27 years old when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

After a year of severe abdominal pain, visits to different doctors and specialists, diet changes, a colonoscopy and an endoscopy, it was a CT scan that revealed an 11 cm mass on her right ovary. The mass had also attached to her abdominal wall, peritoneum and sigmoid colon.  

Caitlin underwent a right salpingo-oophorectomy to remove...

There are multiple factors to consider when choosing a birth control: your reasons for seeking birth control, your medical history, whether you can remember to take a pill every day. But should you also consider cancer risk when deciding to take the birth control pill?

Here’s what researchers know: Oral contraceptives — better known as the pill — may affect a woman’s chances of developing breast, colorectal and gynecologic cancers...