Colorectal Cancer

Yes, some days are harder than others, even though my strength has been depleted, my courage has been renewed.

The search for a clinical trial would turn out to be my most daunting mission yet as a patient with cancer. Here are five important lessons I've learned throughout my search.

Katie Couric discussed the many challenges she faced while being a caregiver to her husband during his nine-month battle with colorectal cancer and shared how her career helped her to cope with the loss and turmoil in her life.

A quick scroll through the list of clinical trials made it clear I didn't know enough about my tumor and the mutations that made it unique.

Many patients wonder why their chemotherapy infusions take so long, so three health care professionals explained the process from start to finish.

Katie Couric spoke about the challenges she faced while caring for her late husband while maintaining a career and taking care of her daughters’ needs during their family’s unfortunate circumstances.

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for June 2019.

From Beth Chapman’s untimely passing to cancer fundraising via esports, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

Discussing a parent’s cancer diagnosis with children can be difficult and the conversation changes as they get older. Here’s how the broadcast journalist broached the delicate situation through her own experience.

How to respond to others that pull away after the cancer diagnosis.

In assessing the quality of family cancer history entered into electronic health records, researchers found that such reporting was suboptimal – highlighting the need to optimize online collection with a provider-free approach.

From cancer-sniffing dogs to music therapy for pain, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

Katie Couric lost both her husband and her sister to cancer within only a few years of one another. The legendary broadcast journalist spoke about the devastating loss of her loved ones and shared how she moved past her grief.

Like opposing wind fronts my emotions collided, spinning off a funnel of survivor guilt on a day I never thought would come.

From today’s top entertainers to racial disparities in access to pain treatment, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

A devoted husband and caregiver shares the poetry he wrote for his beloved wife, Mary Lee, after doctors gave her 18 to 36 months to live.

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for May 2019.

We have to find light in the darkness of cancer not just for ourselves, but for those that will come after us.

Compared with the general population, men and women with type 2 diabetes face greater risk of developing certain cancers, such as colorectal, kidney, liver and more.

I have two perspectives as I look at clinical trials: as the patient needing one and as an advocate encouraging patients to enroll in them. But how can I encourage someone to do something that I personally find so frustrating?

A disaster psychologist sees parallels between surviving Hurricane Katrina and surviving stage 4 colon cancer.

In this week’s episode, we spoke with legendary broadcast journalist Katie Couric about serving as a cancer caregiver and her new initiative with Merck’s Your Cancer Game Plan, called “With Love, Me.”

Lack of awareness and knowledge of early-onset colorectal cancer is a problem, but early messaging can help combat the issue.

Surveillance guidelines for hereditary colorectal cancer may be more effective in preventing the disease compared with those intended for individuals with a family history.

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for April 2019.