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  • James Van Der Beek’s Colon Cancer Death: A Warning for Young Adults

    Actor James Van Der Beek’s death following a battle with colon cancer offers a stark reminder about a rising threat to young adults. While incidence rates for many cancers have been on the decline for several decades, the opposite is true for colon cancer – particularly among adults under the age of 50.

  • New Cholesterol Guidelines: Why You Need to Lower Your LDL Levels Sooner

    Your chances of developing heart disease are affected by a wide range of risk factors – some you can’t control and others that you can. Among the most glaring of the modifiable factors are your cholesterol levels.

  • What Cancer Patients and Survivors Need to Know About COVID-19

    The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving situation that will pose changes and challenges for many months. Cancer patients and survivors fall into a higher-risk category, because those who are undergoing cancer treatment tend to be more advanced in age and many have other illnesses placing them at higher risk of a worse outcome if infected by COVID-19. Also, patients undergoing cancer treatment such as chemotherapy or immunotherapy may have a suppressed immune system. 

  • Skip the Brie — and Other Holiday Food Advice for Cancer Patients

    Food safety is of the utmost importance for anyone with a compromised or recovering immune system. But the holidays can pose extra challenges for cancer patients struggling with smell and taste aversions caused by treatment-related side effects. For patients, caregivers and friends, this can threaten to put a damper on festivities. However, some tips and strategies can make navigating the holiday table easier — and more joyful — for those gathered.

  • On the Grocery List: A Healthy Diet for Preventing Breast Cancer

    Nearly a third of newly diagnosed cancers among women in the U.S. involve breast cancers. For American women, it is the second-most commonly diagnosed cancer, trailing only skin cancer. Following a healthy diet and lifestyle can significantly reduce your risk of developing breast cancer, according to the American Institute of Cancer Research.

  • Debunking Myths About HPV and Its Deadly Connection to Cervical Cancer

    Why should someone in their 30s have to make end-of-life preparations over a disease like cervical cancer, especially when we know the disease can be prevented? One reason may be misconceptions about the disease and the HPV vaccine that put women at risk until it’s too late.

  • 5 Ways You Can Support a Loved One Going Through Cancer Treatment

    When a friend or family member is diagnosed with cancer, you want to help, but may not know how. The last thing you want to is to say or do the wrong thing. As a result, you may end up avoiding the person. Even if you’re not helping with day-to-day care, or if you’re not in the same state as the person, there are many ways you can provide support.

  • Finding the Right Words: How to Talk to a Loved One Diagnosed with Cancer

    Nearly 1.7 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, which means millions of families will have to grapple with this disease. 

  • FDA Approves Immunotherapy Drug for Rare, Aggressive Form of Skin Cancer

    About 1,600 people are diagnosed every year with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare form of skin cancer.

  • About HPV and cervical cancer, and why the vaccine has an age limit

    It’s a fact that most adults who have been sexually active have been exposed to human papillomavirus (HPV), with as many as 20 million Americans estimated to be infected with the genital form of the virus. It is estimated that as many as 75 percent of the reproductive-age population has been infected with one or more types of genital HPV, and up to 5.5 million new infections occur each year. However, in many cases, the body fights off the infection without you ever knowing it was there. Other times, it can cause more serious problems.

    How can HPV affect me?

    HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer today. It can also cause other cancers, such as vulvar, vaginal, penile and anal, and some strains have been shown to cause genital warts. While there are more than 130 different subtypes of HPV, the majority of HPV-related cancers are caused by HPV subtypes 16 and 18. Spread through sexual contact, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide.

    How can I protect myself from HPV?

    Using condoms during sex and limiting your number of sexual partners can decrease the risk of acquiring HPV. Additionally, there are also two vaccines that protect against HPV.