This morning as I gently woke up from a restful night’s sleep, coaxed into awareness by my clock radio, I heard something astounding. Today, May 3, 2010, is the 40-year anniversary of the shootings at ...

Charlotte Elwood will never let anyone tell her anything is impossible. When the Boise, Idaho resident was diagnosed in 1997 with a rare form of ovarian cancer called germ cell granulosa — despite ...

It was August — that heady back-to-school feeling in the air — and Katie DeMasi had it all planned: She'd just finished her nursing degree and already had a job lined up at NYU Langone Medical Centre ...

This is a question I often get as a psychologist specializing in cancer. Most people I speak with feel like their diagnosis and treatment were traumatic, but they're not sure if it is “traumatic ...

Fear of recurrence is the most common concern raised by cancer survivors. Having just completed sometimes months of grueling treatment, patients regularly ask me when, where, and how I will determine ...

The former YouTube CEO wrote a blog post on her diagnosis and her efforts to raise awareness of lung cancer in woman. The former YouTube CEO wrote a blog post on her diagnosis and her efforts to raise ...

When you have cancer, or care about someone who does, “cure” may be the word you want to hear more than any other. It’s also a word most doctors won’t say. Unlike other diseases, cancer has its own ...

Chemotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells. It's also called chemo. Your chemotherapy plan depends on the type and stage of lung cancer you have, your overall ...

Ovarian cancer is one of those cancers typically diagnosed in its advanced stages. According to the Mayo Clinic, in 75 percent of cases ovarian cancer is not diagnosed until it has spread into the ...