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

Survivor Profile

Since P.J. Lukac's glioblastoma diagnosis, the young pediatrician has worked hard to spread awareness and understanding of the disease.

by Stephen Ornes

Yesterday & Today

Ventriloquist Shari Lewis and her sidekick, a white wool puppet named Lamb Chop, won the hearts of generations of children who tuned in to her television shows.

by Jocelyn Selim

Expensive treatments can leave patients with a mountain of debt. Resources are available to help.

by Bara Vaida

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

Beverly McKee, Charlie Haygood, Patricia Fernandes.

Catie Clinard, Denise Manley Fox, David Frangioni.

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

Cancer often requires making difficult decisions in the face of uncertainty.

by Sue Rochman

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