4+ day, 23+ min ago   (1566+ words) An advanced ovarian cancer diagnosis can turn life upside down — often bringing a flood of new terms, decisions and emotions all at once. There is the shock of the diagnosis itself. Next come the appointments, scans and unfamiliar words that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1719+ words) Elissa Kalver should have been thinking about birthday cake. Instead, days before her daughter turned one, she was trying to understand how breast cancer could already be in her liver and spine. “I was diagnosed metastatic de novo in July…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (626+ words) Like so many other women in midlife, actress Kate Walsh is feeling good and looking forward to a new chapter. She just moved back to New York after living by the beach in Australia for nearly a decade — and she’s…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (255+ words) If the phrase “cancer vaccine” sounds like something out of a dream, it’s time to pinch yourself. Today, Moderna and Merck announced promising results for a “personalized” mRNA vaccine that reduced the risk of cancer recurrence in high-risk melanoma patients....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1732+ words) For most of Abigail Simon’s life, trusting her body was part of her job. The professional ballerina had spent decades building a career around movement, performing with American Ballet Theatre and The Joffrey Ballet and touring internationally with Broadway’s An…...