Amanda C. Riley convinced friends, strangers, a megachurch, and even LeAnn Rimes that she had terminal cancer.

Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.

Can pollution cause it? What about inflammation? And how do tumors spread? Here’s what scientists are learning about this complex disease.

UCLA Health’s Outpatient Theranostics Center allows clinicians to treat up to 16 patients per day with Pluvicto and other medicines. A dedicated clinical research team of about 20 staff members supports the more than one dozen active theranostics clinical trials currently in progress at the health system.

The cost of cancer may be higher than previously estimated, according to a recent report from the American Cancer Society.

Robotic surgery has been expanding in Scotland since it was first introduced in Grampian in 2015. Companies such as Versius, Mako and Rosa have supplied robots to health boards to assist with specialties such as thoracic, urology and pancreatic surgery. More recently some hospitals are using robots for orthopaedics.

When Sharna Matthews found out her lung cancer was terminal, she turned to music to process her feelings. Mrs Matthews, who performs covers with her husband Jim at small venues in West Yorkshire, said recording her own funeral song had helped her to "deal with the hurt" of leaving loved ones behind.

Mom of 3 Molly Pardue was diagnosed with cervical cancer after demanding a pap smear — and underwent chemotherapy and other treatments before she would have even been due for her next test.

The Mayo Clinic provides a perspective on 7 ways that individuals can reduce their risk: Eat healthier foods (thereby also reducing the consumption of processed foods) Maintain a healthy body weight and physical activity Prevent excessive sun exposure (to reduce the risk of skin cancer)

Dr. Christine Kannler gives free skin cancer screenings at local fire stations across the Commonwealth

Amanda Riley, convicted of faking cancer and stealing thousands in donations, is the subject of the docuseries "Scamanda."