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Cancer isn't only a horrible disease, she's a great teacher. Here are some of the lessons she's taught me along my journey.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Learn how women with cervical cancer can manage potential fertility concerns.

Breast cancer survivor tries to make rational choices based on newer genetic testing results.

A recurrence is always a possibility for any victim of cancer, but should survivors expect a recurrence? If so, how can they prepare for that possibility?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approved use for Gilotrif (afatinib). The drug can now be used to treat patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have uncommon EGFR alterations in L861Q, G719X and/or S768I.

Kevin explains the delights of being both a cancer patient and an adult.

Traditionally, desmoplastic melanoma was difficult to treat because the tumor tissue is so dense. However, researchers just discovered that immunotherapy agents have potential in this space.

A male breast cancer survivor offers some alternatives to stress.

Using the generic skin cream fluorouacil 5 percent (5-FU) for two to four weeks may reduce the risk for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) for up to a year, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology.

I feel like the Giving Tree. I like to give, but some of my energy and ability to assist were taken away, not by a boy, but by a disease with consequences.

As a cancer survivor, reading some information brings an uneasy feeling.

Lynparza (olaparib) was granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with BRCA-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who have previously received chemotherapy. Also, patients who have HR-positive disease should have prior endocrine therapy or they would not be considered appropriate for such treatment.

"Garden variety" breast cancer is no longer the norm thanks to the discovery of more genetic mutations.

"Breathe in God, breathe out cancer," I prayed with as much conviction as I could muster.

Those of us who had chemotherapy and/or radiation as part of our treatment have now been hit with another lovely late effect, if the results of a new study are accurate. We have the potential to age prematurely.

With wit and wisdom, Carolyn Choate recounts the resilience of cancer survivors everywhere to outwit the enemy within.

Parts of the Northeast had a foot or more of snow last week. What should patients do when their scheduled cancer treatment falls in the middle of a snow storm?

In the movie, Charlie Brown was asked what his New Year’s resolution was. With typical candor, he answered that instead of dreading the whole year he was dreading only one day at a time.

Racial and socioeconomic status disparities can affect all types of lung cancer treatment – including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. However, researchers may not be aware of this, since many of these groups are underrepresented in lung cancer clinical trials.

Who knew surviving cancer would be a beauty secret?