
I received a phone call that would alter the course of my life in ways that I couldn’t possibly have imagined. On the other end was my 27-year-old daughter and I sat dazed and confused as she tearfully said, “Mom … it’s cancer.”

I received a phone call that would alter the course of my life in ways that I couldn’t possibly have imagined. On the other end was my 27-year-old daughter and I sat dazed and confused as she tearfully said, “Mom … it’s cancer.”

After her colonoscopy, Denise talks about what her doctor said that changed her life.

There are women all over the world advocating for flat closure and starting nonprofits to put flat on the menu and make it a viable choice when it comes to mastectomy.

Breast cancer makes you wiser and more mature, but it also opens your heart to see that love is around you. It has showed me something that I initially did not want to accept, which was to love myself.

Feeling overwhelmed and scared during cancer treatment is completely normal. Here are some tips to help patients conquer their fears each step of the way.

A former clinical trial designer at the National Cancer Institute offers patients with cancer advice on why they should consider joining clinical trials and provides insight into two common misconceptions about trials.

I am not pining for the end of the pandemic, which makes me a bit of a weirdo among people I know, even though the end of the pandemic would be wonderful. I have been changed as a result of my cancer diagnosis, for it taught me that things can change at any moment.

Anxiety, fear and panic may be some of the most difficult feelings to manage during cancer treatment. Here are some ways of dealing with these emotions to make you feel better.

Patients with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer need so much more. All I want is more time, because six years is just not enough.

Often overlooked is the potential connection between radiation from the mobile devices in our life and cancer. One patient details the potential impact on her life.

Every cancer journey is unique, and everyone's personal story is different. But COVID-19 has given many people the chance to see the world from the shoes of a cancer survivor.

The cancer journey can show you what it really means to fight for your life.

Cancer comes with its many challenges and pitfalls, but that doesn't mean it has to all be bad news.

“It was as if the burning fires of our pre-cancer days had been completely extinguished. There weren't even smoldering embers left.”


In honor of the second annual Glioblastoma Awareness Day in the United States, Erica Finamore shares her story of the journey and untimely passing of her husband Jon Marc. But how that passing has still given to the research of brain cancer.










A caregiver sheds light on the trials and tribulations of his wife's cancer journey and describes his awe in watching his wife's strength.




Even the smallest of realizations can feel like a miracle.