Her friend who lived and worked close by would pop in on the way to or from a shift just to say hello and catch her up with the latest. They would talk music and movies and TV shows and anything that ...

Cancer is an illness that envelops not only the lives of patients fighting to survive, but also the routines, energy and emotion of their families and caregivers. The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is ...

News reports about a measles outbreak might be worrying for people with cancer. In this blog, we answer some of the questions ...

About a decade later, the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) issued updated guidelines recommending annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT for adults ages 50 to 80 years with a 20 ...

I do think about the future, every day. I don't know if any of those dreams will turn into reality... But I made it this far. And sitting here, right now, that feels like a victory. It's hard to ...

Blogs about personal experiences, such as cancer, can be therapeutic for both writers and readers. WHEN 39-YEAR-OLD STEVEN RICK was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma earlier this year, he decided to ...

On the day that Leroy Sievers died last month after a highly public bout with cancer, more than 1,000 people posted comments on his "My Cancer" blog on National Public Radio's Web site. That's a lot ...

Before you’re diagnosed with cancer, you’re just a person, like everyone else. But once you’re diagnosed with the big C, it can feel like you’ve become your cancer. People now start conversations with ...

When Nevaeh Williams was just 8, she was diagnosed with an extremely rare cancer. Doctors were unsure if she’d ever be cancer-free, but the treatment worked and she enjoyed two years playing softball, ...

Elizabeth Hutton said her son's loss is motivating her now. Elizabeth Hutton, CEO of Kicks Count, with her two children Emily, 7, and Joshua, 4. Courtesy Elizabeth Hutton — -- A British mother, ...