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  • Survivor Profile

    Closing the Cancer Care Gap

    Health economist and breast cancer survivor Felicia Knaul's mission, which first started as a grassroots effort to increase breast cancer screening in Mexico, has expanded to address cancer care inequities around the world.

    by Alexandra Goho

  • Yesterday & Today

    More Than a Girl Singer

    Rosemary Clooney rebounded from a troubled marriage, addictions and mental illness to enjoy a long singing career. Since her death from lung cancer in 2002, treatment advances have offered some hope to other patients.

    by Marilyn Fenichel

  • Life and Health After Childhood Cancer

    Survival for children with cancer has improved dramatically, but longer life has revealed long-term health concerns.

    by Sharon Reynolds

  • Forward Look

    Deciphering New Rates of Thyroid Cancer

    Experts are divided on whether the increase is due to more cancer or more diagnoses.

    by Melissa Weber

  • Forward Look

    Guiding the Way

    American Cancer Society releases prostate cancer survivorship guidelines.

    by Stephen Ornes

  • Forward Look

    Double Mastectomies on the Rise

    Study suggests fears rather than actual risk of recurrence drive decisions.

    by Cameron Walker

  • First Person

    Never Alone: A Family Journey

    A mother and daughter exchange thoughts about their “full-family experience” facing an ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment.

    by Mary (Dicey) Jackson Scroggins and Nneka Scroggins

  • Yesterday & Today

    Shining a Light

    60 Minutes journalist Ed Bradley tried to “shine a light in a dark corner” through his work, but he kept his long struggle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia private.

    by Brittany Moya del Pino

  • Survivor Profile

    Knowing Her Options

    When Christina McEvoy was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma, she took the reins of her care, traveling more than 600 miles for treatment and returning home to help other melanoma survivors.

    by Melissa Davlin

  • Forward Look

    You’ve Got Mail

    At-home colorectal cancer tests can increase screening rates.

    by Cameron Walker