Chemotherapy

Surviving Cancer: Today Is My Cancerversary

parenting.com | Erin Zammet Ruddy | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


I may never be cured, but eight years later, I am still here. And I am a wife, a mother, a pregnant lady and (pretty much) cancer free. I could never ...

Relief Comes To Family's Medical Debt Only After Mother's Death

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.27.2009 | Impact


"We didn't have enough money to cremate her," Bob Wessenberg of Coppell, Texas, recalls, after being faced with his wife's catastrophic illness and th...

The Paradoxical Emotions Of A Fatal Diagnosis

Lee Lipsenthal, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


Lee Lipsenthal, M.D.

The first emotion that came to me, the day of my diagnosis, was a surprising sense of freedom.

Volunteer Spotlight: Cima Kalmanson From Starlight Children's Foundation

Posted 10.19.2009 | Impact


This article was originally published on Causecast.org. Over the last few months, Causecast has been highlighting exceptional volunteers from our netw...

What Yoga Can Do For Breast Cancer Survivors

Lauren Cahn | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living


Lauren Cahn

Yoga cannot guarantee breast cancer survival. But what I learned, and what I believe my students learned is that yoga can reacquaint and reconnect you with your body.

The Health Insurance Trap

Ian Sigalow | Posted 10.05.2009 | Living


Ian Sigalow

A year ago, I would have said that the government shouldn't intervene in health insurance. But after a cancer diagnosis and four months of chemotherapy, I have a very different opinion. This is my story.

Arthur Delaney

Uninsured And Sick, Student Begged For His Life

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.02.2009 | Business


Freddie Effinger started feeling what he called a "bizarre pain" in his upper thigh during the summer of 2007, just before his third year at the Unive...

Michael Steele: Meet Amanda Duzak

Dave Zirin | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Dave Zirin

At a student dialogue Tuesday, recent grad Amanda Duzak told Steele that her mother was unable to afford medication, and died recently of cancer. Steele turned his back on her, and the crowd applauded.

Art with a Heart

Darryle Pollack | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Darryle Pollack

The Hearts for Anna online fundraiser offers a chance to help Anna beat her cancer and get a beautiful piece of art in return.

Video: The Opportunity for Prevention -- What Works and What's on the Horizon

Kathy Plesser, MD | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living


Kathy Plesser, MD

All women can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by decreasing the intake of alcohol, avoiding obesity and with exercise starting at an early age.

Donna Karan's Urban Zen Offers Integrative Therapy To Cancer Patients And Their Families

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living


Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

When one thinks of the medical oncology unit at a major hospital, the inhalation of uplifting aromas, a feeling of sanctuary, opportunities for center...

Daniel Hauser: Police look for mom, son who fled to avoid chemo

AP | AMY FORLITI and PATRICK CONDON | Posted 06.20.2009 | Home


SLEEPY EYE, Minn. — A courtroom clash between medicine and faith took a criminal turn, with police around the country on the lookout Wednesday f...

Arrest Ordered For Colleen Hauser, Mom Of Boy Resisting Chemo

AP | AMY FORLITI | Posted 06.19.2009 | Home


NEW ULM, Minn. — Authorities sought to arrest the mother of a 13-year-old boy with cancer who refuses chemotherapy after she fled with her son a...

Why I Take Animal-Tested Drugs

Simon Chaitowitz | Posted 04.04.2009 | Living


Simon Chaitowitz

Throughout the past six years, I have felt terribly guilty about the drugs and procedures I've undergone because I know that so many animals have suffered in their development.

Leukemia: A Soldiers Souvenir From the Burn Pits of Iraq

R. B. Stuart | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living


R. B. Stuart

Although SSG. Steven Ochs seemed impenetrable, he could not sidestep the invisible weapon that would course through his bloodstream five months after his third tour ended.

Don't Risk Going Unvaccinated

Paul A. Offit, MD | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living


Paul A. Offit, MD

If parents choose not to vaccinate their children, not only do they put their own children at risk, they put others at risk as well.

Fit For Duty: Proceed With Caution - Part II

R. B. Stuart | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


R. B. Stuart

My sister's cancer brought a roulette of abandonment and fears. The chemo compounded it by stripping away not only the cancer cells, but every living cell and organism that made up who she was.

"Sister Soldier: A Chronicle of Life After Iraq" - Part I

R. B. Stuart | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics


R. B. Stuart

My sister Fran's cancer appeared at the beginning of January. She felt tired, bloated, and had an unusual feeling of fullness, and immediately thought her term in Iraq was the culprit.

What's Worse than Chemo? A Common Toxin that Renders It Less Effective

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

Going through the insult of chemotherapy is bad enough. But discovering that it could be undermined by a hazard the FDA refuses to regulate makes it worse.

Newsflash: Breast Cancer Sucks, and You Can Die From It

Lauren Cahn | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living


Lauren Cahn

Maybe a reality check isn't something you want when you're being bombarded with "Breast Cancer Awareness" messages. After all, that would be kind of scary.

Can Fasting Ease or Eliminate Chemotherapy's Side Effects?

Paul Raeburn | Posted 10.13.2008 | Living


Paul Raeburn

Researchers theorize that when cells are starved they toughen up, becoming more resistant to stress -- including the stress of chemotherapy.

Advice For Christina Applegate: Fight the Good Fight, then Take Savasana

Lauren Cahn | Posted 09.08.2008 | Living


Lauren Cahn

In my own experience as a 36 year-old breast cancer patient and now six-year survivor, yoga was the means by which I began the process of re-connecting with my body.

From Cancer To Yoga: 10 Year Nap, My Ass!

Lauren Cahn | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living


Lauren Cahn

Yesterday, my mom called to tell me about this book she was reading: The Ten-Year Nap, by Meg Wolitzer. Since these days, most of my reading is done ...

GMA's Roberts To Begin Chemotherapy

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Robin Roberts, who had surgery last month for breast cancer, was to begin chemotherapy Thursday. Roberts, co-host of ABC's "Good Morning America," wh...