

Finding out that you or a loved one has cancer can be overwhelming. It’s easy to imagine the worst, but the truth is that cancer treatments — and outcomes — have improved dramatically in recent decades. Knowing the facts may help you cope. Here are five ...
Read MoreAny cancer diagnosis can be scary. But melanoma—a particularly serious kind of skin cancer—can be especially frightening. Most people who have melanoma are diagnosed by their dermatologist. But once the biopsy results come back, next steps can be intimid...
Read MoreMore than three million people in the U.S. live with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a term for chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Unfortunately, having one of the two most common inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s disease or ulcerative...
Read MoreWanting to dive into treatment right away after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis is completely normal, but before getting started, it’s almost always worth pausing for a second opinion. Having another specialist review your case can confirm your origi...
Read MoreOn a typical day, an average of nearly 480 men in the U.S. are newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. Most men facing this cancer don’t have a family history of the disease. Still, a family history does raise the risk of prostate cancer. For example, havi...
Read MoreWe all know someone who has been affected by pancreatic cancer and, in 2019 alone, it is estimated that over 56,000 people will be diagnosed with the disease. Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed in later stages; this, combined with the aggressive nature of...
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