t can be difficult to know what to say to someone with cancer. Unless you've been there yourself, you can't possibly understand how it feels. Many people say inappropriate things without realizing it.

Learning how to talk to kids about cancer is something no parent should need to do. Unfortunately, the reality for many families is that they will. Their announcements followed research published last ...

This two-time, nine-year cancer survivor is grateful for her therapist. I was lucky. Lucky to get breast cancer and melanoma? No. I was lucky to find a talk therapist who specialized in helping cancer ...

Clinical social worker Barbara Mitchell helps people with lung cancer talk about the diagnosis with loved ones, co-workers, and others. "I remind patients that they control the narrative about their ...

Some of the most common cancers like breast, prostate, colon and melanoma, have hereditary components, meaning they can be passed through a person's genes, yet many families don't make an effort to ...

Cancer of the liver speaks to alcohol abuse. Interesting lung cancer is on the decline; tobacco consumption has dropped even ...

China’s big oncology player BeiGene is looking to go beyond treating patients’ cancer and is offering a new service in the U.S. aimed at dealing with the mental health implications of cancer diagnosis ...

As many breast cancer survivors know, there is a long-held tradition at cancer treatment centers: Each patient who completes a course of radiation or chemotherapy gets to triumphantly ring a loud bell ...

‘I pissed off a lot of people by postponing my surgery to do that show,’ she later said. ‘But I knew doing it was going to ...

In 2023, about 44,000 Americans were diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Although thyroid cancer is not as common as breast, prostate, lung, or colon cancer, it can still be serious. So, let’s talk about ...