‘Shared Sorrow Is Half Sorrow’ A cancer diagnosis, a Swedish proverb and the blessing of human connection
Betty Rollin, Who Wrote Candidly About Her Breast Cancer, Dies at 87 Her coping with illness was the subject of a popular memoir, “First, You Cry.” In “Last Wish,” a best seller, she wrote about helping her mother end her life.
Not Everything We Call Cancer Should Be Called Cancer Calling something cancer can lead to aggressive treatment even if the cancer in question is unlikely to cause problems.
How the Shortage of a $15 Cancer Drug Is Upending Treatment Older generic chemotherapy drugs remain scarce, forcing doctors to put a priority on the patients who have the best chance of survival.
How to Think About the New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines A breast cancer surgeon’s take on the new mammogram advice.