The first step toward such empowerment is to become aware and educated.

Joe, we're sorry for your loss. But we're sorrier still that your story has been used to further obscure the fact that we are all complicit in the ongoing human tragedy of lung cancer.

Let me begin this blog by posing a question to you -- can you recall the last time you went into a store and were asked to make a donation to a worthy...

When singer Michael Feinstein lost his cousin to gastric cancer in 2010, he wanted to draw on his celebrity to bring attention to the disease, which is relatively rare and therefore doesn't garner the attention of more common forms of cancer.

Lance Armstrong and the LAF have provided hope for so many patients and families as they face their own battle. And so, news of the latest attack on Lance's credibility as an athlete and human being has not set well with me.

When my son was first diagnosed, I told him, "It is how we face obstacles that define who we are." When he lost his hair, we bought him a baseball cap and he refused to wear it. I realized that Max, at 4, was not about to let cancer define him.

Recently, a news story documented the fact that dozens of children's cancer drugs are running out for reasons that include manufacturing problems and reduced production due to lower profits with generic drugs.

I will never forget the time my brother and I were sitting in my truck eating a cheeseburger and I kept looking in the mirror because I had this lump ...

I have often wondered what drives athletes, other than pure ability, to make that shot at the buzzer or go the extra distance. I found the answer a few years ago when I decided to spend less time on the basketball court and instead challenge myself to running marathons.

As we sat in the emergency room late one night last September, I kept thinking back to all of the ways in which our oldest daughter Audrey, 6, hadn't ...

This year the 4 Yellow Foundation continues the fight against cancer via Dress 4 Yellow, a high-profile fashion show and luncheon that featured designs by more than 20 of the world's top designers.