It wasn’t a big deal until Jose realized that his throat was persistently sore and its hoarseness wouldn’t go away. In the cancer survivor stories shared by The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the victim suffers from an early stage of laryngeal...
Receiving a terminal diagnosis can be terrifying. Like newborn babies need parental support to come to grips with the sensory overload of coming into this world, terminal patients need their loved ones to be there for them when they’ve been handed a definite lease on...
Cancer is not a germ or bacteria that infects the body. It’s the replication of abnormal cells within the body that attack and destabilizes surrounding cells, just like the process of rotting. Experts believe the tendency for cancer to kill comes from the...
Over 45% of cancer deaths have been linked to “modifiable risk factors.” While there’s a lack of research and evidence-based guidelines for people who’ve already been diagnosed with cancer, many guidelines for cancer prevention can be optimized for cancer care. In our...
Cancer, as most people understand it, is not a distinct disease or illness. As the World Health Organization defines it, cancer is a general term for a set of conditions that affect any part of the body. Other popular terminologies for cancer include neoplasms. You...
