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Life-saving medical care can leave scars that don't show on the outside, but last a lifetime.

Most Americans have insurance. We find comfort in knowing our future is secure in the event of a health crisis. But how do we know how much insurance is enough? Is it wise to take our specialized policies?

Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) was granted a priority review to a supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used in combination with Adriamycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (AVD) to treat patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma in the frontline setting, according to Seattle Genetics, the company developing the drug.

Breast cancer, melanoma survivor and clutter-clearing speaker/author clears her cancer and household clutter.

Some cancer survivors are good at getting on with life. Some of us remain timid about the prospect of life, even when a prognosis is good. A new year is a good time to try harder to seize the day, whatever the future is likely to bring.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a priority review designation to a novel version of Azedra (iobenguane I-131), a radiopharmaceutical, to treat patients with malignant or recurrent pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma (PPGL).

It is hard to start a new year in the middle of cancer treatment. That was the situation for me, and I recall grasping at anything positive I could find in the coming of a new year.

A study of 1,334 men diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate cancer showed a significantly increased risk of recurrence in those who consumed more than four servings of whole milk per week.

A poem reflecting on one survivor's feelings on bras.

Researchers found a significant trend toward increased hospice use by people who have multiple myeloma between 2010 and 2013, which indicates that they are receiving more effective pain management toward the end of their lives.

Five simple, doable resolutions for the New Year from a breast cancer and melanoma survivor.

Patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer before the age of 40 appear to be at the highest risk for age-related diseases, including heart disease and diabetes, compared with their age-matched counterparts.

Let's recognize time as the gift it is, and chart a course for making 2018 really count.

Instead of making the same old New Year's resolutions, why not try something different? Go after what you really want for a new year and really live it.

The new year impacts breast cancer survivors in a vastly different ways than it does most people. Our resolutions, especially health-related resolutions, can be detrimental to our health if we don't keep them. This survivor shares her own chagrin at failing to keep some promises.

The Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT™) system, originally designed to teach medical students and physicians about administering radiation therapy, is being used to explain to people who have prostate cancer what their treatment will look like.

Ferdinandos Skoulidis, M.D., Ph.D. highlights potential treatment options for KRAS-mutated lung cancer and explores developments in biomarker research in other areas in the field.

The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve victory over cancer. Since its start in 1993, the V Foundation has awarded over $200 million in cancer research grants nationwide and has grown to become one of the premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research funds.

In recent years, the number of available gynecologic cancer clinical trials has gone down. The Foundation for Women's Cancer educates women about the trials that are available, and encourages them speak up publicly about the need for more.

Smartphones and fitness trackers could serve an unmet need when it comes to valuable patient-reported symptoms, improving long-term monitoring of people who are going through cancer treatment.

Donwsizing to a smaller living space means this survivor has to decide what to keep and what to give away. Rather than keep too many belongings, she writes in her journal and takes photographs to preserve memories.

Throughout our cancer journey there will be many losses. There will also be some gifts. Focusing on the gifts in times of sadness may help us process pain.

Hosted by comedian, actor and star of “Everybody Loves Raymond” Ray Romano, the 11th Annual Comedy Celebration raised $600,000 to support the work of the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF).

One caregiver grapples with the consequences of her sister's terminal cancer diagnosis.

A cancer caregiver reflects on a time when all seemed lost.

Through its Centers of Excellence program, the MDS Foundation helps patients get appointments with leading experts from around the world.

In a race to raise funds and awareness, winners of the Team Draft Super Bowl Challenge have the chance to make a difference and get a seat at the Big Game.