Before Treatment

The first step has been decided, whether it is surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or experimental treatments making their way into clinical trials. There are things you can do to get ready for treatment to take control of this part of the journey.

Before Treatment: Seeking a Second Opinion

Why and how to get another opinion about your diagnosis or treatment

Support

The Great Connection

BY BUNMI ISHOLA

Online support groups flourish, providing ample meeting time, space, and care.

Supplements

To Take or Not to Take

BY LENA HUANG

Role of antioxidants called into question -- again.

Treatment

Meetings of the Minds

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

What is multidisciplinary care, and where can patients get it?

Far From Home

BY SUSAN KREIMER

Patients who travel for treatment now have more places to stay.

The Age Factor

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

How and if to alter cancer treatment in older people with cancer.

In Whose Best Interest?

BY HEATHER L. VAN EPPS, PHD

Exposing the ethical dilemmas of clinical trials reveals a balance between researchers, drug companies, and patients.

Prescription for Trouble

BY JO CAVALLO

No matter what the prognosis, experts say alternative medicine is never a replacement for conventional cancer treatment.

The Choice to Work

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Creating a plan is critical for patients who work during treatment.

Chilling Hair News

BY KATHY LATOUR

New research hints at potential ways to keep hair during chemotherapy.