October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I would like to highlight the benefits of breast cancer support groups. These groups are all about information, and offer strength, understanding and ...

Jane Perlmutter, 77, has battled several different cancers in her life, including breast, esophageal, and then non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). But her diagnosis of breast cancer in 1985 was ...

Managing a cancer support group isn't easy. I’ve worked with a lot of support groups working in disability rehabilitation since 1974. The population of people with disabilities is diverse from ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while everything in sight tends to be bubblegum pink, there is a stark absence of color when it comes to breast cancer research. According to the American ...

Distress and isolation frequently affect individuals with cancer and oncology care providers. Both oncology care teams and patient communities play a crucial role in offering support during ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Once a month, Carol Burgan gathers a special group of women at Memorial Cancer Institute — patients, survivors and those newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Dressed in pink, they ...

In 2003, then 22-year-old Carla Curran's world was turned upside down when she found a lump in her breast. The presence of the lump and her own mother's diagnosis with breast cancer years earlier ...

Diagnosed with endometrial cancer, Rebecca Oh thought the hardest part would be treatment. But surviving the disease was only part of it – navigating life as a young cancer patient was harder, a gap ...

My trepidation around needles paled into almost insignificance when I attended a council-supported blood testing event in ...