Best of Cancerwise 2018: Our most-read cancer patient stories
Courage. Hope. Love. Faith. Strength. Wisdom. These are a few of the gifts that our cancer survivors shared with us on Cancerwise this past year.
And though each of their stories is unique, every survivor shared his or her experience with us to give hope, light and help to others facing cancer.
Here are 11 of our survivors’ most-read blog posts from this past year. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, in the midst of cancer treatment...
Best of Cancerwise 2018: 9 inspiring quotes from our cancer patients and caregivers
Remaining hopeful during cancer treatment is as much an art as it is a skill. And, our cancer patients and their families demonstrate this...
Best of Cancerwise 2018: Advice from our patients and caregivers
How do you explain cancer — or the effects of cancer treatment — to a young child? How do manage everyday life when one of your own children...
Best of Cancerwise 2018: Helpful insights from our experts
A cancer diagnosis can provoke a range of emotions and prompt endless questions. So throughout the year, we shared dozens of insights from our experts to help patients and caregivers find the information they need to make decisions and feel more confident as they face cancer.
Here’s some of our experts’ most-read guidance from 2018.
9 things to know about CAR T-cell therapy
2018 brought a lot of buzz surrounding a...
Meet the husband-and-wife geneticists dedicated to cancer research — and each other
It hasn’t stopped being fun yet – and that applies both to their science and their marriage.
Nancy Jenkins, Ph.D., and Neal Copeland...
Paget disease survivor is grateful for care, support
When the small spot first appeared on her nipple, Karrie Morgan didn’t think much of it. She was shocked nearly a year later when she learned...
13 ways to help someone with cancer during the holidays
The holiday season can be stressful. That’s often even more true for cancer patients and their loved ones, who may be struggling to get in...
How I dealt with my worst lung cancer symptom and side effect
I didn’t even know I had stage IV lung cancer until I went to my doctor in September 2016 for back pain. A CT scan revealed large tumors on...
Stage IV melanoma survivor: An immunotherapy clinical trial saved my life
In 2006, I didn’t have any of the typical signs of melanoma: just a small bump on the top of my head behind my hairline. After a biopsy determined...
How we’re developing the next generation of physician assistants
For anyone looking to change careers, questions abound. Am I making the right decision? Will going back to school full-time pay off? What’...
Pathology report gives prostate cancer survivor more treatment options
Even though several of Kelly Andersen’s relatives had faced prostate cancer, his own diagnosis in September 2013 came unexpectedly. He’d never...
Breast cancer survivor: Don’t dismiss your father’s side when looking at family history
Some people think you can only get breast cancer from your mother’s side of the family. But that’s a myth. Breast cancer can come just as...
Acute myeloid leukemia survivor finds hope with clinical trials
Six months after Emily Augenstein’s acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis, a doctor in Pittsburgh told her that her allogeneic stem cell transplant...
Chordoma survivor: How a spine tumor changed my perspective
My life changed forever on the morning of Nov. 6, 2016. I’d felt some pain in my lower back, and decided to go to the emergency room at the...