Winter 2017

IT’S HARD TO CHOOSE and comply with cancer treatments if you don’t understand your diagnosis, your choices or your rights as a patient. But many who are new to the United States find themselves in exactly that position.

Should patients avoid immunotherapy because of the side effects that have been reported? Dr. Lichtenfeld shares his thoughts.

After his diagnosis, NFL Hall of Famer Jim Kelly became an advocate for patients with cancer.

The reasons for fatigue in patients go beyond treatment.

Singer Michael Bublé's three-year-old son, Noah, has been diagnosed with cancer.

Now only two doses of the HPV vaccine are needed to protect children against a number of cancers.

Comments from you, our readers.

Humor can be a valuable healing strategy for patients with cancer and their doctors.

Coping with body changes can be difficult for survivors to accept.

New guidelines offer a variety of screening tests for colorectal cancer, some of them noninvasive.

Nerve and other damage from cancer treatments can impair men’s sexual function, and adjusting can be a challenge.

‘Snowbirds’ with cancer can still take flight, but planning ahead is crucial.

Medical portability and communication are harbingers of health care revolution.

Less invasive testing for colorectal cancers may lead to more people getting screened.

As the costs of cancer care rise, crowdfunding is helping some patients avoid a financial crash.