Kathy LaTour

Trump proposed budget cuts to National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute and Medicaid

The cancer experience can be confusing, complicated and overwhelming, but a team of friends and family can take off the stress.

Oncology nurses are amazing healers who make the cancer journey much easier for those going through cancer.

Genetic testing can help survivors understand their risk of developing a second cancer, so why aren’t more having this done? By

Be careful about believing that new drugs could be the "silver bullet" to cure cancer.

What we are called is important to those who give a name power. But the reality is that we are survivors.

We have all attributed a slip of the tongue or a forgetful moment to chemobrain and then laughed.

It has always been clear to me that there is a cure for cancer. It is called money.

Treatment is over -- no longer are days filled with doctors' appointments, choices, planning and cancer

Only in a family like mine, where breast cancer comes up fairly often, would my daughter Kirtley call me into the bathroom to see a pimple on her breast at age 14.

Communication is often a big issue in cancer care.

Hearing that you have cancer can be overwhelming, so it is important to take notes and ask questions.

The CARE Act is helping caregivers of patients with cancer get the support and education that they need.

Before you start to applaud the dissolution of Obamacare, you need to take into consideration what will happen to cancer patients and survivors.

The loss of hair during cancer treatment really can be devastating.

Two studies examine the importance of knowing if you have dense breast tissue.

The Cancer Survivorship Symposium ended Saturday afternoon on a note of hope provided by survivor Wendy Harpham, M.D.

Deborah K. Mayer recalls the breast cancer patient she counseled about treatment options.

As this weekend's Cancer Survivorship Symposium, the discussion focused on what survivors need, when and with whom,

As the needs of cancer survivors have been determined and researched, there is still confusion about which medical professional cares for what part of their survival.

In the past 30 years or so, there has been a transition in this country for those diagnosed with cancer. Not very long ago, a diagnosis of cancer meant being admitted to the hospital to wait out the final days in a haze of morphine.

This is the time of year when we spend a lot of time thinking about gifts. Who is on the list? What is the best gift for each person?

I was diagnosed in October and began chemotherapy at the beginning of November. The traditional month of food and family was one that I had always looked forward to.

Even with protective laws, survivors of cancer face obstacles in employment.

“The most important thing for survivors to understand is that they deserve the opportunity to function optimally no matter their cancer.”

Adults who were treated for pediatric cancer during childhood may be more prone to health problems and lasting effects of their treatment. A study at St. Jude is following up with many of these patients.

Cancer blogger Carrie Miller Corey passed away in March, but left behind a son, a legacy and many priceless memories.

Cancer survivors have more options to save their fertility.