Cancer Articles

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

DECEMBER 7, 2018 | By Grace Birnstengel

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

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

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

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 | By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell

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

NOVEMBER 12, 2018 | By Jackson Rainer

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

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

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

NOVEMBER 9, 2018 | By Grace Birnstengel

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

OCTOBER 31, 2018 | By Wendy Sue Knecht

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

OCTOBER 18, 2018 | By Claire Bidwell Smith

End-of-life conversations can bring clarity and comfort

OCTOBER 10, 2018 | By Jane Duncan Rogers

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

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

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

AUGUST 24, 2018 | By The Editors

Even much older women could benefit from genomic testing

AUGUST 10, 2018 | By Christine Benjamin

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

JULY 27, 2018 | By Shayla Thiel Stern

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

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

Learn about the evolving movement toward 'active surveillance'

JULY 20, 2018 | By Howard Wolinsky

6 things to avoid saying and what experts suggest instead

JULY 6, 2018 | By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell

This Georgia educator's end-of-life plan allowed her to serve beyond death

JULY 5, 2018 | By Bryce Kirchoff

Doctors urge high-risk patients to get screened for the disease

APRIL 18, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon

The noted essayist and monologist shares her tales in print and onstage

MARCH 8, 2018 | By Julie Pfitzinger

Ronni Bennett, a blogger on aging, explores a topic all too familiar to many

FEBRUARY 26, 2018 | By Debbie Reslock