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New Opioid Policies Create Problems for Some With Cancer

Patients run into barriers to filling pain medication prescriptions

JANUARY 14, 2019 | By Edie Grossfield

Rehab Is Often the Missing Piece of Cancer Recovery

Many people are unaware of how physical and occupational rehab can help

DECEMBER 27, 2018 | By Cameron Walker

Saying Goodbye to a Dying Loved One

Dying Loved One

Parting is hard not only for us, it's hard for them

DECEMBER 17, 2018 | By Jill Smolowe

Quitting Smoking at Any Age Improves Your Health

Quitting Smoking

Your body begins healing as soon as you stop

DECEMBER 17, 2018 | By American Cancer Society

Living Life With the End in Mind

A public radio host is bringing Minnesotans together to talk about death

DECEMBER 7, 2018 | By Grace Birnstengel

Study Refutes Some Believed Benefits of Fish Oil and Vitamin D

Results show they're no guard against cancer or heart disease

NOVEMBER 30, 2018 | By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News

Dreading a Colonoscopy? There Are Other Options

Your doctor can help you determine the best colon cancer screening for you

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 | By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell

The Second Year After a Loved One’s Death

After a Loved One's Death

Moving forward while learning lessons about grief and living with the loss

NOVEMBER 12, 2018 | By Jackson Rainer

Patients Struggle to Get Their Medical Records

Medical Records

A study of 83 hospitals discovers new barriers to exercising this right

NOVEMBER 9, 2018 | By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News

One Doctor’s Plea: Consider Palliative Care

Palliative Care

An oncologist grapples with letting patients suffer when there’s an alternative

NOVEMBER 9, 2018 | By Grace Birnstengel

How to Know if a ‘Top Doctor’ Is a Good Doctor

Advice to help avoid a catastrophe due to incompetent, unethical physicians

OCTOBER 31, 2018 | By Wendy Sue Knecht

Anxiety Is Another Stage of Grief

A new book explains why so many grieving people also experience anxiety

OCTOBER 18, 2018 | By Claire Bidwell Smith

When Your Partner Is Dying, What Do You Say?

End-of-life conversations can bring clarity and comfort

OCTOBER 10, 2018 | By Jane Duncan Rogers

Geriatric Assessments Could Help Fine-Tune Your Cancer Care

Chemotherapy might not be worth the side effects for many older adults

AUGUST 29, 2018 | By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News

What We Can Learn From John McCain’s Brain Cancer Death

What brain cancer is and how new treatments are improving the prognosis

AUGUST 24, 2018 | By The Editors

What Women Should Know About Breast Cancer — No Matter Their Age

Even much older women could benefit from genomic testing

AUGUST 10, 2018 | By Christine Benjamin

Can Psychedelic Drugs Cure What Ails Us?

Psychedelic Drugs

Michael Pollan's book argues that 'white-coat shamanism' and a little acid may help

JULY 27, 2018 | By Shayla Thiel Stern

What Naked Mole Rats Tell Us About Cancer and Longevity

Cancer and Longevity

This scientist's research shows the animal world holds keys to living longer

JULY 27, 2018 | By The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

A New Approach to Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Learn about the evolving movement toward 'active surveillance'

JULY 20, 2018 | By Howard Wolinsky

What Not to Say to Someone Having a Health Crisis

What Not to Say

6 things to avoid saying and what experts suggest instead

JULY 6, 2018 | By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell

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