It’s not just smoking and genetics that can increase your risk of cancer. Catching certain viruses can too. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Are Alternative Therapies Helpful If You Have Cancer?
An oncologist shares tips on the best way to approach alternative therapies if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer.
‘I Have Cancer — What Should I Eat?’
Our dietitian offers tips for what you can eat during cancer treatment to feel as strong and healthy as possible.
If Someone in Your Life Just Survived Cancer, Here’s How You Can Support Them Now
For cancer survivors, the period after treatment ends can be challenging. Here’s how to be a supportive friend or family member to a cancer survivor.
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Is Targeted Radiation Therapy Best for Your Early-Stage Lung Cancer?
It used to be that if you had early-stage lung cancer, but were too ill or frail for surgery, you had few options. Learn how targeted radiation therapy is saving lives.
6 Scary Cancer Myths, Debunked
An oncologist explains why the word “cancer” shouldn’t immediately evoke fear.
What’s the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?
Find the answer to questions that pique your curiosity in our series, The Short Answer. Two cancer experts clear up the confusion over palliative care versus hospice care.
Can Eating More Organic Food Reduce Your Risk of Developing Cancer?
A new study looked at whether eating organic foods can lower your cancer risk. Oncologist Dale Shepard, MD, PhD, explains what you should take away from the findings.
Hyperthermia: Why Heat Can Make Cancer Treatments More Potent
Discover how hyperthermia ‘primes’ cancer cells to be more susceptible to radiation and chemotherapy — and can target tumor cells that have proven resistant to these cancer treatments.
When Someone You Love Has Cancer: 9 Practical Tips + Insights
Compassion is important when cancer strikes a family member or friend. But you can offer practical support, too, as they navigate doctors, tests and procedures. Here’s how.
