Medicare was established to help provide affordable health care coverage for older Americans. But Medicare beneficiaries with cancer can still face financial burdens related to their care.

by Kate Yandell

Your Cancer Guide

Honor your own needs to establish a strong foundation for healing.

by Hester Hill Schnipper

Forward Look

Compromises between length and quality of life should be informed by thorough research.

by Lindsey Konkel

Forward Look

Study finds acupuncture can help reduce cancer-related pain.

by Sharon Tregaskis

Survivorship care plans can prepare cancer patients to get the best medical care and maintain their quality of life following treatment.

by Carly Flumer

A trial of the targeted therapy Tagrisso (osimertinib) for early-stage lung cancer finds that patients who take it go longer without having a cancer recurrence. Whether that should change clinical practice is under discussion.

by Ashley P. Taylor

Despite national guidelines urging oncologists to bring up risks of infertility posed by cancer treatment, many young cancer patients are never told about these risks or counseled on their fertility preservation options.

by Marcus A. Banks

What happens if your workplace reopens before you're ready to return or you're an essential worker? For some people who have been diagnosed with cancer, accommodations may be possible.

by Jen Tota McGivney

Cancer patients with chronic pain and the physicians who treat them strive to address pain while avoiding potential opioid abuse and addiction.

by Charlotte Huff

Forward Look

Christine Ambrosone on what her research shows.

by Sue Rochman