Kathy LaTour

The goal of the trial was to test the hypothesis that a psychological intervention could reduce the risk of cancer recurrence for women with breast cancer.

Nonmedical treatments offering physical and psychosocial relief are gaining respect in the medical community.

People used to think that palliative care and hospice were one in the same. However, now it has a separate category of its own.

Women want bilateral mastectomy more often, and many are getting it.

Studies look at women with peripheral neuropathy after treatment for early-stage breast cancer

The flood in Texas is causing strife for thousands of people. But patients with cancer have additional stressors.

The facts are in on stress reduction, and many doctors still are not taking advantage of the benefits.

Even cancer patients with insurance face difficulties with financial toxicity.

The first few weeks after a cancer diagnosis can be scary and confusing.

We are never prepared to hear the words, "You have cancer."

It was four years after my mastectomy when I noticed something strange.

Lymphedema can cause problems when you run out of veins.

If you want to take botanicals to help fight your cancer, be sure they have been studied.

People respond to cancer in a number of ways, but blaming the patient should never be one of them.

Getting media coverage can be tricky, and some media sources may be trying to trick you.

Even though fatigue makes it hard, exercise is important for cancer survivors.

Writing can help you resolve feelings and save memories.

Denial gets a bad name, but it helps us manage the news a little at a time.

Find ways to make fear of recurrence part of your cancer journey.

Fear of recurrence can motivate good living, but it can also stop you from living.

Some 80 percent of cancer patients use complementary therapies. Should they?

My messages about my body and who I am have changed yet again.

Will I see the last woman die of breast cancer in my lifetime?

Support Groups are a wonderful source of information and support, but the timing when a survivor joins can make all the difference.

There are times in the cancer journey when it's hard to sustain faith.

Cancer means all kind of losses and demands that we live in the present.

Just because Senate leaders say it's a good health care plan, is it really?

New studies have confirmed that loneliness can be very bad for health.

The term "palliative care" used to mean keeping a patient comfortable until he or she died. Today it has evolved into a discipline to help patients live longer and better.

Complementary therapies can make a difference in the cancer journey, and now we have to get oncologists to accept them