Treatment for cancer can help manage or even cure the disease. It can also sometimes alter a patient’s appearance.Most people are familiar with common side effects of cancer treatment like hair and weight loss. But patients can also have scarring from surge...

When someone we care about is diagnosed with cancer, we often struggle to find the right words. We worry about saying the wrong thing. We reach for metaphors like fighting a battle or being a warrior.These images can be meaningful for some people. But for o...

A cancer diagnosis often brings with it a lot of decisions, especially about treatment. And sometimes those decisions can be difficult to make or understand.That’s especially true if you or a loved one is thinking about forgoing treatment altogether or stop...

Cancer survivors share many things, including this: a fear that their cancer will return. It’s a worry that, ironically, often surfaces at what should be an occasion for relief—the end of active treatment. But that’s exactly when cancer survivors see their ...

During times of uncertainty, there are a lot of things we can’t control, and this feeling can have negative psychological and physical effects on our life.For those facing a cancer diagnosis or going through active treatment during times of uncertainty, the...

Telling your child that someone they know, or love has cancer is hard. And out of love, your first instinct may be to protect your child by keeping the diagnosis to yourself. But the truth is that it's generally best to talk to your child about the diagnosi...