Light from the sun boosts skin cancer risk but helps protect us from other malignancies. How many rays do we really need?  read more »

In August 2000, Tom Hiatt, now 68, and his wife, Ann, traveled to Africa. When they got home, the retired attorney found a postcard from his doctor requesting that he make a follow-up appointment. Tom and Ann exercise daily, eat well, are rarely sick, and have no history of disease.  read more »

I receive email messages every day from women worried that their breast pain means something ominous, like breast cancer. Actually, breast pain is a common symptom, especially in teenagers and women who are nearing menopause.  read more »

Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, is the administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center. She writes a regular column for Living With Cancer Health Monitor to help cancer survivors live well.  read more »

“Laurel was admitted to the hospital last night.… She will have her surgery on Monday. Please keep her in your prayers and send this link to everyone.”  read more »

On the 10th anniversary of her breast cancer diagnosis, the skating icon encourages women everywhere to become active participants in their own health care.  read more »

The world stopped. That’s how Helen Taylor felt on the day in December 2004 when she picked up her ringing phone at work and learned that her recent colonoscopy had turned up cancer.  read more »

Chemotherapy gets a bad rap for side effects, even if that reputation is sometimes exaggerated or outdated. Still, chemo is hardly fun. That’s why growing evidence that some women who would have been slated for chemo in the past may not benefit from it—and, therefore, don’t need it—comes as welcome news.  read more »

In 2002, after doctors told William Lewis, 61, that he had prostate cancer, his urologist urged him to undergo treatment right away with either surgery or radiation.  read more »

Many people who long ago made it through one of life’s biggest crises may not be aware of the medical and psychological challenges that lie ahead.  read more »

Innovative therapy for low-grade disease is reducing side effects.  read more »

Sophisticated computed tomography (CT) scanning can detect lung tumors early. But the question remains unanswered whether using it to screen people at risk for lung cancer will save lives. Could it even do more harm than good?  read more »