Forward Look

Drug for early-stage cancer must be taken for many years to be effective.

by Kendall K. Morgan

Young adults undergoing cancer treatment who may want to have children should talk with their doctors about ways to preserve their fertility.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Ductal carcinoma in situ is the fourth most common cancer diagnosis in women. Some say it's not "really" cancer. But you wouldn't know that based on how it is treated.

by Sue Rochman

Forward Look

Q&A with Musa Mayer, breast cancer survivor and founding member of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance.

by Yasmine Iqbal

Forward Look

Study confirms inherited genetic mutations are common, regardless of family history.

by Kendall K. Morgan

Forward Look

In high-risk current and former smokers, screening can reduce cancer deaths.

by Michael Eisenstein

Forward Look

Doctors recommend self-exam, even though guidelines discourage it.

by Roxanne Nelson

Healthy Habits

Black tea consumption may be associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer.

by Kurt Ullman

Yesterday & Today

Susan Butcher won Alaska's grueling Iditarod dog-sled race four times. Her 2005 leukemia diagnosis marked the beginning of her greatest challenge.

by Jocelyn Selim

Survivor Profile

After a stage III cancer diagnosis, event planner Kim Hall Jackson gave up the illusion of control and started using her talents to promote screening among African-Americans.

by Leigh Labrie