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Young Adult Patients Bond Over a Shared Diagnosis
By Lisa Belanger and Carolyn Ridge Carolyn and Lisa One of the most challenging aspects of having cancer is finding someone you can relate to. And who better to understand you than another cancer...
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Five Tips for Staying Safe in the Sun
Jennifer Lin, MD As summer heats up, many people will be heading to the beach to escape the hot temperatures. But before you spend time in the sun, Dana-Farber dermatologist, Jennifer Lin, MD, has a...
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How Exercise Can Help Neuropathy
For many patients treated with chemotherapy, peripheral neuropathy can be an uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous side effect. The condition, which includes tingling or loss of sensation in the arms...
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What to do if Your Child Relapses
Barbara Degar, MD Relapse is a word any cancer patient dreads, but for parents of children with cancer, fear of the cancer coming back can be acute. Yet, “a cure is possible for many patients whose...
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Research Advances Hold Promise for Multiple Myeloma Treatment
Multiple myeloma is one of the most compelling examples of a cancer in which research has markedly improved the length and quality of patients’ lives in the last decade. A malignancy of certain white...
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Five Tips for Managing Stress During Cancer Treatment
Eric Zhou, PhD Everyone faces stress from time to time, but a cancer diagnosis can be particularly challenging for both the patient and the family members. “For many of our patients and survivors, they...
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Research Shines Spotlight on Risk of Morcellation Procedure in Hysterectomy
Research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent warning about laparoscopic power morcellation, a procedure sometimes used to remove the...
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The Truth About BRCA Testing and Genetic Risk
Huma Q. Rana, MD Cancer genetics has come a long way in the last two decades, leading to increased prevention and improved treatment options. Today, research is shining the light on why certain people...
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How Reiki and Qigong Can Help Cancer Patients
Zakim Center qigong and tai chi master, Ramel Romes, teaches qigong to Dana-Farber patients. Cancer therapy can take a toll on one’s body and mind. Thankfully, there are a variety of integrative...
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Documenting Illness: Images of Hope
Riley waits for her turn to get out on the field. Photo credit: Abby Archer In the midst of a serious illness, there are glimpses of a childhood intact: painting a ceramic ladybug, reading “Froggy...
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Google+ Hangout: Coping with Cancer as a Young Adult
Karen Fasciano, PsyD, director of the Young Adult Program at Dana-Farber, recently joined young adults with cancer from across the country for a Google+ Hangout to discuss the challenges of facing...
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Five Things You Need to Know About Glioblastomas
Glioblastomas are the most common primary cancer of the brain, with 13,000 new cases being diagnosed each year in the United States. Although it is a fast-moving cancer, doctors know a lot about this...
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Post-Traumatic Stress and Cancer
Many associate post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, with veterans returning home from war, or those involved in similarly violent scenarios. But PTSD can occur after any life-threatening traumatic...
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Five Questions About Vitamin D
Sometimes known as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s produced by the body in response to sunlight, vitamin D is important for maintaining strong bones and ensuring healthy functioning of the lungs,...
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Can Melanoma Affect Any Skin Type?
Melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, gets its name from the pigment-producing cells called melanocytes from which tumors can develop. These cells manufacture the dark pigment, melanin. When a human...
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Mother and Son, Both Cancer Survivors, Share Their Story on Radio-Telethon
When Lisa Robert is interviewed at Fenway Park for the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon presented by Arbella Insurance Foundation (Aug 19-20), her mind will no doubt drift back to 1976, when she...
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Patient and Doctor Come Full Circle
A young Kate during her treatment Kate Franklin was 3½-years old in August 2000, when her mother brought her to the Boston Children’s Hospital emergency room because she was bruising easily and...
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How is Research Improving Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers?
Head and neck cancers account for 3 to 5 percent of all cancers in the United States and can occur in the oral and nasal cavities, the sinuses, the throat, the larynx, the salivary glands, and the...
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Get the Facts on Metastatic Breast Cancer
When breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body it is known as metastatic breast cancer (MBC), or metastatic disease. MBC is also sometimes referred to as advanced stage breast cancer or stage IV...
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Months After Transplant, Teen Hits the Soccer Field
Some 100 days after receiving a stem cell transplant to cure his severe aplastic anemia, 13-year-old Behaylu Barry still couldn’t invite friends into his home. He can’t return to school until January,...
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