Julia Louis-Dreyfus Raises Discussion-Worthy Points In Her Breast Cancer Update
Her disclosure reflects on the positive impact of awareness, the unfortunate frequency of breast cancer, and benefits of having medical insurance.
John McCain is a fighter, no question. But can attitude affect cancer?
Language can be a powerful tool in medicine. As with physical remedies, there are potential harms and risks to consider, but potential upsides, too.
On The New Year, Broken Hearts Give Impetus For Exercise
The question for the new year is not if there’s reason to exercise, or to modify your habits, but if you want to do so.
Taboo, The Black Eyed Peas Musician, Has A Message For Cancer Patients
I’m speaking to people of all communities, he said. With “cancer there’s no prejudice. There’s no age limit. It can happen to anybody.”
Magic Johnson’s HIV Story Offers Hope For Cancer Patients
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the basketball legend, announced on November 7, 1991 that he had tested positive for HIV.
Ben Stiller And Howard Stern Talk About Prostate Cancer Screening. Great!
Their on-air chat cannot be summarized by “It’s all good. Just do it!” Rather, it’s about the value of men speaking and asking questions of their doctors.
Could New Lung Cancer Meds Keep Walter White From Breaking Bad?
Today, Walter White might not be doomed by his lung cancer. The harder problem is how to pay for his care.
After A Lymphoma Diagnosis, Lloyd Blankfein Has Reason For Optimism
Blankfein meets all three requisites for a positive outcome: a “curable form” of lymphoma, access and, presumably, expert-guided care.
On The Death Of Beau Biden, Brain Cancer, Progress And Hope
Brain cancer is an outlier in 2015. It’s among a handful of broad tumor types including liver and pancreatic cancer that, sadly, still kill in most cases.
What We Might Learn From The Early-Stage Breast Cancer Disclosures Of Sandra Lee and Rita Wilson
Ignoring non-invasive conditions like DCIS and LCIS, or telling women they’d be better off not knowing about early stage tumors, is not a smart option.
Chatting With Anne Parker: A Patient’s View On How Cancer Care Has Changed Since The 1960s
Anne Parker’s perspective on cancer care – as a family member, patient and advocate – spans over 50 years.
Understanding Angelina Jolie Pitt’s Cancer Risk And Her Decision To Tell About It
By telling her story, she helps break the mystery and stigma that deter honest and needed discussion about cancer-causing, inherited genetic mutations.
Finding Beauty: How Lisa Bonchek Adams Told Her Cancer Story
Lisa wasn’t quiet about life or living with a devastating condition.
On The Death Of David Carr, And Cancer Survivorship
Carr’s story highlights the need for improved survivorship care. As his recent autopsy disclosed, he died with an aggressive form of lung cancer and heart disease.
Dimon’s Diagnosis Prompts a Quick Look at Throat Cancer
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has throat cancer. Yesterday he informed shareholders and colleagues of his new diagnosis. “My condition is curable,” he wrote.
Don’t Judge Her
What’s great about this piece, and what’s wrong about it, is that it comes from an individual woman.
Hillary Clinton, Hospitalized with a Blood Clot, Faces New Decisions
Yesterday evening Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was hospitalized for treatment and monitoring of a blood clot.
Reconciling Lance Armstrong’s Story With the Realities of Cancer Survival
In retrospect it’s clear that we — patients and their kids, parents, lovers, nurses, doctors, physical therapists and social workers, all of us in cancerland — wanted Armstrong to win.
On Sheryl Crow’s Report that She Has a Meningioma, and Singing Loud
Singing “Rock and Roll,” on top of a piano
Illness is Not Discrete. On Feeling Sick, and Not Knowing What’s Next
A broken arm, a low-stage breast cancer that’s treated and done with, a bout of pneumonia – these are things that a career can afford, an editor can handle, friends can be supportive. But when you have one thing, and then another, and then…