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How to Talk with Your Children About Your Cancer Diagnosis

April 15th 2019, 10:42pm

Article

Telling my three young daughters about my cancer diagnosis was the hardest conversation of my life. Here are some tips I learned that I hope will help you navigate the conversation no one is prepared to have.

Turning Cancer Into Comedy

April 4th 2019, 5:00pm

Podcast

In this week’s episode, we spoke with wife, mother, comedian and colon cancer survivor Heather Tolley-Bauer about finding comedy as an outlet to her diagnosis.

Being Cut Loose from Oncology

April 2nd 2019, 5:00pm

Article

As much as patients look forward to the day they can ring the bell or hear they have no evidence of disease, it can also mean they will be sent out on their own to sort through life with the long-term damage of cancer.

Looking Beneath the Surface in Colorectal Cancer

March 20th 2019, 3:00pm

Article

An expert discusses genetic profiling and other advances in the treatment of colorectal cancer.

Immunotherapy Duo Improves Efficacy in Treatment-Resistant Colorectal Cancer

March 18th 2019, 7:15pm

Article

Combining two immunotherapies known as checkpoint inhibitors along with best supportive care prolonged life by two and a half months in patients with advanced colorectal cancer that resisted previous treatments.

Humor Heals

March 4th 2019, 9:54pm

Article

By joking about her cancer diagnosis, one survivor hopes to raise awareness and help people find laughter.

Friday Frontline: March 1, 2019

March 1st 2019, 11:09pm

Article

From radioactive remains to entertainment news, check out this week’s quick overview of what is making headlines in the cancer space.

Do You Want to Have a Long Life or Babies?

March 1st 2019, 10:38pm

Article

The side effects of colorectal cancer and its treatment—which span beyond fertility issues—require constant renegotiation and reframing of what it means to be me.

The Colon vs. Colorectal Conundrum

February 28th 2019, 11:54pm

Article

Why use one term over the other? It's not about exclusion, but rather inclusion and reaching all at risk for this disease-- which happens to be everyone.

Findings Link Diet Soda With Reduced Risk of Colon Cancer Recurrence

February 22nd 2019, 9:53pm

Article

A daily dose of diet soda may help protect survivors of colon cancer from disease recurrence and death.