Hearing the word cancer changes the air in the room, even if you suspected something was wrong. You may feel numb. Panicked.

Talking about illness is not easy; however, it helps to raise awareness and emphasizes things that shouldn’t be overlooked ...

While rates of cancer diagnosis under age 50 have risen in recent years, this has not translated into increased cancer ...

Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, entered the exam room to find a new patient, a woman in her fifties dangling her feet from the exam bench. The patient had recently been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in ...

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In this series, Globe columnist and “Say More” podcast host Shirley Leung details her own battle against breast cancer as she leads listeners on a journey to explore other personal stories about the ...