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Creating a Legacy with Metastatic Breast Cancer
This post originally appeared on Critical Mass as part of the 2015 National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week. By Beth Fairchild My name is Beth Fairchild. In my former life, I was an artist, a mother,...
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Does Elevation Increase Risk for Skin Cancer?
One of the most common questions asked about skin cancer risk, particularly by those who ski or hike, is whether altitude can increase the chance of developing skin cancer, specifically melanoma. We...
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What Are the Differences Between Adult and Childhood Brain Tumors?
Brain tumors are relatively rare for people of any age, but they can occur in both children and adults. In fact, tumors of the spinal cord and brain are the second most common types of cancer in...
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Can Kids Get Melanoma? What Parents Need to Know
Although melanoma is more commonly found in adults, childhood and adolescent melanoma affects approximately 300 children in the U.S. each year. Thankfully, the incidence rate has started to decrease in...
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Explaining the Complexities of Cancer
This post originally appeared on Cancer Research Catalyst, the official blog of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Burgeoning understanding of the biology of cancer has led to...
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Doctor’s Journey Out of Saigon Inspires Clinical Career
For some patients with blood cancers and related disorders, a stem cell transplant offers the possibility of a new beginning . Vincent Ho, MD, clinical director of the Stem Cell Transplantation Program...
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The Link Between HPV and Cancer [Infographic]
Approximately 5 percent of cancers worldwide are caused by strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), including cervical, anal, and some head and neck cancers. Learn more about the link between HPV and...
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Living Well with Chronic Breast Cancer
Duncan Finigan isn’t fond of the phrase “stage IV.” “I choose to call it treatable, non-curable cancer, or a chronic disease,” the mom of four says. Following a physical exam by a new gynecologist last...
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Family Ties: Why Genetics Matter
By Christine Hensel Triantos On a cold winter day in 2002, Sharon Goyette stepped into Dana-Farber’s Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention. She was a 21-year-old college student, and this was the...
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Melanoma – What’s the Latest?
Sun safety applies to everyone, regardless of skin color, gender, or age. That was the message emphasized in a recent live video webchat with Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center (DF/BWCC)...
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Childhood Cancer Patients Mark Hospital Departure with Bubbles
Avery McAvoy’s last day in the hospital was a long-awaited milestone, but all the 2-year-old cared about was how it ended: with bubbles. After 12 months of treatment for neuroblastoma at...
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A Better Way to Care for Seriously Ill Children and Their Families
This post originally appeared on WBUR’s Cognoscenti blog. By Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH How is it that, in this day and age, a talented teenager treated for lymphoma emerges cured but with a...
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Know Your Surroundings: How Cancer Treatments Can Keep Cells From Supporting...
By Eric Bender Multiple myeloma is a poster child for recent advances in treatment: In the past decade, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved no fewer than nine treatments for the blood...
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Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient Keeps on Riding
Every day, Pat Hastings is in the barn by 5 a.m. As steward of the Hamilton Rare Breeds Foundation in Hartland, Vt., Hastings oversees herds of Poitou donkeys, Choctaw mustangs, Dales ponies, and...
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Do Childhood Cancer Survivors Have a Higher Risk of Developing Cancer Later...
During cancer treatment, patients are often focused on just one thing: getting healthy. But for survivors, particularly of childhood cancer, it’s also important to learn about staying healthy after...
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Science Illustrated: How Is Immunotherapy Used to Fight Cancer?
Immunotherapy, including the vitally important discovery of PD-1/PD-L1, is one of the most promising areas of cancer research today. One immunotherapy strategy is to use checkpoint inhibitors to “take...
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What Is the Link Between Diet and Melanoma?
By Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD When it comes to sun safety, lathering on sunscreen, sporting broad-brimmed hats and staying in the shade surely come to mind. But diet may also play a...
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Why the Pan-Mass Challenge Is My Kinetic Karma
By Dave Lafreniere I rode in my first Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) the day my mother died. She was a two-time breast cancer survivor who developed an unrelated, rare ocular melanoma while I was training....
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Rhythm Therapy: How Drum Circles Help Patients Cope with Cancer
Zeynep Aytekin, a 47-year-old management consultant, has always wanted to participate in a drum and rhythm class. Now, as a breast cancer patient at Dana-Farber, she has the opportunity to let loose...
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What Are the Most Common Cancers in Men vs. Women? [Infographic]
Although men and women have different anatomies, they share some similarities in the types of cancers they develop. Colorectal cancer and lung cancer, for example, are common cancers developed by both...
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