An Ottawa woman, who has survived cancer and has overcome addiction, has won $70 million with Lotto Max.
Mary Houbolt swears she's a poor swimmer and a mediocre runner. But after surviving cancer, she knew she had the inner strength to complete a triathlon.
When I was first diagnosed, I turned to my husband and told him I didn't think I was strong enough to make it through something so monumentally difficult. I didn't think I had the strength
A dear friend of mine was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. I knew I wanted to put together something for her before she started chemo…so I reached out to a small group of friends to ask if th…
I was diagnosed with melanoma in April of 2005. Growing up on Cape Cod, I spent 90% of my childhood outdoors. I knew what skin cancer was, but never did it cross my mind it would ever happen to me. Not for a moment.
Three years after being diagnosed, the 79-year-old has been given the all-clear. He reflects on losing his friends George Harrison and Robin Williams – and how he still manages to always look on the bright side of life
Perhaps more surprising than the fact that San Francisco-based DJ Cheb i Sabbah passed away last Thursday is that he survived nearly two years longer than his initial one-month assessment […]
When I interviewed women who had survived breast cancer for my art project 'The Woman Inside', I noticed that they all shared one remarkable thing in common: They had all faced down death and decided to live every day like it might be their last. And then they all beat cancer. The more interviews I did, the more I noticed that these women were living differently than most of the people I knew who had not been diagnosed with cancer. Learning these lessons changed my life, and I hope they’ll change yours. By Guest Writer Lissa Rankin MD
You can't survive a children's cancer ward and not remember the kids you knew who didn't make it.
In a study published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine, a group of cancer researchers got a rare kind of result: one that was way, way...
Three years after being diagnosed, the 79-year-old has been given the all-clear. He reflects on losing his friends George Harrison and Robin Williams – and how he still manages to always look on the bright side of life
Ever wonder why God doesn’t show us the “previews” for our life? Would I be able to enjoy peace in the smooth seas if I knew big waves and crisis were coming? No. I need ways to get through. I need good-to-remember ways to find peace in a crisis.
When you hear the words, "t he nation's deadliest cancer," which cancer immediately comes to mind? Like most of the population, you probably didn't know that lung cancer is the number one cancer killer of both men and women in the United States! Neither did I ...
Three years after being diagnosed, the 79-year-old has been given the all-clear. He reflects on losing his friends George Harrison and Robin Williams – and how he still manages to always look on the bright side of life
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Breast cancer is often more aggressive—and deadlier—for those who are Black. Knowing the stats can shed light during a breast cancer journey.
No one ever plans on a cancer diagnosis. Here are action steps I recommend for those newly diagnosed, from a fellow cancer survivor.
Soak up these three ways to feel hope during your cancer journey. The darkness is all around us, but there are ways to find hope even now.
You can't survive a children's cancer ward and not remember the kids you knew who didn't make it.
One man sells all of his possessions to move to China and help the homeless get food, survive and find the will to live. You won't be able to believe Tony's acts of kindness.
Ward off disease with these easy-to-find, power-packed superfoods.
This boy’s story has been constantly updated by his parents on Facebook. He received his first diagnosis of cancer when he was about 2 years old. However, he somehow survived.
Some of you may remember our little experiment with mushrooms last fall and winter . The mushrooms in the straw didn't do so well. That pe...
Do you know how to emotionally support a cancer patient? Learn about the best tips and the interactive journal to help support loved ones, from cancer survivor, Dana Stewart.
Professor Roger Kirby is one of the world's leading prostate surgeons. So when he developed prostate cancer last year he knew exactly what he was up against. He tells Simon Garfield about his operation – and life as a patient
