Elizabeth Whittington

Moderate consumption of soy-based foods may lower the risk of breast cancer or recurrence.

With cancer treatment being delivered more in an outpatient setting, the burden of home healthcare has shifted more to family caregivers.

Insomnia, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, and other sleep issues often affect quality of life in cancer patients, their caregivers, and survivors. Unfortunately, sleep complaints can often be overlooked by the medical staff or not mentioned by the patient.

While clinical trials remain a treatment option and play a significant role in furthering cancer research in treatment, symptom management and survivorship, less than 5 percent of patients participate in them, and 40 percent of patients report that they do not understand the idea of a clinical trial.

A recent study joins a body of evidence suggesting that long-term, regular aspirin use is associated with a reduced risk for cancer, with the most dramatic reduction being seen in colorectal cancer incidence.

On March 24, Angelina Jolie Pitt added another chapter to her BRCA mutation story, making public her choice to undergo a preventive salpingo-oophorectomy, removal of her ovaries and fallopian tubes to reduce her risk of cancer.

Cancer research groups, Apple and breast cancer organizations partner to accelerate survivorship research.

Beginning on March 30, Ken Burns' documentary based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer will air on PBS.

Lauren Hill, a student-athlete at Mount St. Joseph University, has inspired many with her commitment to fulfilling her dream of playing college basketball despite a diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an aggressive type of brain tumor.

Could using electronic devices help alleviate symptoms and improve patient-physician communication for children and young adults with cancer?

There are various avenues caregivers can use to reach out for online social support and cancer-related information.

Online support groups are growing in popularity as an outlet for stressed caregivers.

Intimacy after a cancer diagnosis can be difficult due to emotional and physical side effects, but it can also be an important part of healing.

Each year on Feb. 4, people from around the world recognize World Cancer Day, an initiative to increase awareness of the global burden of cancer and promote strategies for reducing cancer incidence and death rates.

Carl Harrington, president of the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF), explains the importance of Imbruvica's approval for the rare disease.

Lauren Hill, a college basketball player diagnosed with a rare childhood brain tumor, brought attention to the disease and raised more than $1 million for DIPG research. Hill passed away on April 10.

American Cancer Society's annual report shows 1.5 million deaths averted over the past two decades, as well as a jump in survivorship numbers.

Researchers gathered at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology to learn about survivorship issues and the late effects their patients encounter years, even decades, after therapy.

TheAnswerToCancer.org website offers information to patients solely about cancer immunotherapy.

Harmony Hill Retreat Center in Union, Wash., hosts several three-day cancer retreats throughout the year.

Fashion icon Oscar de la Renta showcased cancer survivors at a charity function before his death in October.

A Q&A with Maureen Rigney, director of community and support services for the Lung Cancer Alliance.

A competition and mural project allow those affected by cancer to express themselves through art.

With the agency's proposal to cover lung cancer screening, focus turns to implementation and increasing cures.

What began as an awareness campaign—men sporting mustaches in November in support of men's health—now has spurred one of the largest investments in improving the quality of life for men with prostate cancer.

To further the goal of every survivor receiving a survivorship care plan, the American Society of Clinical Oncology unveiled a new two-page template, updated from its 2006 original.

Recently approved Akynzeo prevents common side effect with a combination approach.

In a recent study, patients with terminal cancer shared how being parents of young children impacted their treatment decisions.

Sun exposure during the earlier part of life, specifically in young white women, seems to be predictive of melanoma risk, according to a new study.