The opening conversation doesn't need to be perfect. It needs to be honest, calm, and clear.

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on UNC Health Care's Health Talk blog. People who are diagnosed with cancer usually have a few immediate questions. What will treatment be like? Am I ...

Learning how to talk to kids about cancer is something no parent should need to do. Unfortunately, the reality for many families is that they will. Their announcements followed research published last ...

Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire)--- Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children younger than 15 years old, after accidents. Just like in adults, spotting cancer early in kids can lead to ...

Oral cancer is rare in children. Talk with your child’s doctor if you see a sore, lump, or other changes inside your child’s mouth. The vast majority are not cancer. Oral cancer is much less common in ...

Lee Rhodes started her company, Glassybaby, as a mom of three with stage 4 lung cancer. Her kids are now all adults and ...

Brain cancer has left Tayden Ybarra, 16, legally blind in her left eye, says her mother, Tammy Ybarra. “She doesn’t see side to side, up, down, only like a pinpoint in the front.” At school, bullies ...

David supple is doing great – for someone who’s spent the past three years fighting for his life. Last week the Sydney 18-year-old kicked on after his school formal, not creasing his sheets till dawn.

As a social worker in a breast cancer clinic, Liz Farrell meets a lot of young mothers. Her job is to sit beside them after they’ve received a diagnosis and guide them through the next step: telling ...