Living with Cancer

Choices about screening and treatment for early-stage prostate cancer are complex and largely personal.

by Kendall K. Morgan

Providing age-appropriate information can help children process your diagnosis and ask questions.

by Lorna Collier

Researchers suggest Black women should be screened for breast cancer at age 40, and a couple reflect on how a cancer diagnosis affected their adoption journey.

by Bradley Jones

Could changes spurred by safety concerns during the pandemic make clinical trials more accessible to patients?

by Charlotte Huff

With targeted drugs, immunotherapies and treatment combinations now available, people with advanced melanoma have choices to make.

by Kendall K. Morgan

Survivor Profile

Jamil Rivers supported her husband through two serious illnesses before she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Her experiences as a Black woman undergoing treatment inspired her to tackle health inequities.

by Queen Muse

People take cannabis to treat an array of cancer-related symptoms and side effects. Legal prohibitions have stymied attempts at research into cannabis in cancer patients, but doctors are finding creative ways to study its effects.

by Kate Yandell

People with cancer who are thinking about using cannabis to manage cancer-related symptoms should seek answers to some practical questions.

by Kate Yandell

A study on aging shows that cancer survivors are at higher risk of losing strength and walking more slowly compared to those with no cancer history. Exercise is one way to combat this decline.

by Marcus A. Banks

Patients now have full access to their online medical records. What are the benefits and downsides?

by Jen Tota McGivney