When ‘Cancer’ Gets in the Way of Treatment
Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.
A grim prognosis, a gamble and one patient’s fight to defy cancer
After a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis and a prognosis of 16 months to live, Katie Doble didn’t know whether she should plan her ...
I have stage 4 colon cancer — the 5 symptoms I dismissed, I assumed my bra was too tight
A Houston mother was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2021 after brushing off five subtle symptoms. Since then, she’s been raising awareness on TikTok.
Woman who never smoked diagnosed with lung cancer at 34 amid rise in cases: ‘I was shocked’
Yovana Portillo felt stunned that she had lung cancer because she never smoked. But she hopes people realize that lung cancer ...
Study supports routine brain MRI screening in asymptomatic late-stage breast cancer patients
A new study led by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center shows that asymptomatic brain metastasis is more common in stage 4 ...
Navigating advanced bladder cancer: One caregiver's journey
Armando, a 71-year-old with an active lifestyle, was midway through a round of golf when a strange sensation crept into his ...
Meet the dogs being trained to sniff out early stage bowel cancer
These clever dogs are the first in the UK to be trained to sniff out bowel cancer. The Medical Detection Dogs Charity began a ...
A Start-Up Claimed Its Device Could Cure Cancer. Then Patients Began Dying.
Two U.S. companies teamed up to treat cancer patients using an unproven blood filter in Antigua, out of reach of American ...