Survivor Profile

Since P.J. Lukac's glioblastoma diagnosis, the young pediatrician has worked hard to spread awareness and understanding of the disease.

by Stephen Ornes

Yesterday & Today

Ventriloquist Shari Lewis and her sidekick, a white wool puppet named Lamb Chop, won the hearts of generations of children who tuned in to her television shows.

by Jocelyn Selim

Expensive treatments can leave patients with a mountain of debt. Resources are available to help.

by Bara Vaida

Survivor Profile

After a stage III cancer diagnosis, event planner Kim Hall Jackson gave up the illusion of control and started using her talents to promote screening among African-Americans.

by Leigh Labrie

Cancer often requires making difficult decisions in the face of uncertainty.

by Sue Rochman

Yesterday & Today

Susan Butcher won Alaska's grueling Iditarod dog-sled race four times. Her 2005 leukemia diagnosis marked the beginning of her greatest challenge.

by Jocelyn Selim

Catie Clinard, Denise Manley Fox, David Frangioni.

Survivor Profile

Bladder cancer survivor Randy Layne and his wife, Ellen, faced his diagnosis, treatment and recovery together.

by Martha Irvine

Yesterday & Today

Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers, taught children compassion for themselves and others. He died from stomach cancer in 2003, but his legacy lives on in television programs for kids today.

by Sue Rochman

More than half of cancer patients are over 65, but not all older cancer patients should be treated alike. That's where geriatric oncology comes in.

by Yasmine Iqbal