October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Terri Yablonsky Stat talked to Dr. Nora Hansen, surgical oncologist, Breast Surgery Division at…
Pictured above: Tammi Jacobi’s Good Intentions in Wicker Park has teamed up with licensed physician Dr. Brian Murphy to open…
Knowing what you can do, might just save your life By Morgan Lord According to the Mayo Clinic, about half…
By Megy Karydes Learning that someone you love has cancer often unleashes a whirlwind of emotions from fear to anger.…
A Homemade TreatmentBy Morgan Lord There are many cancer patients who want to get right back to their personal and…
LifeSource teams up with Blackhawks for blood/marrow drive By Alex Lubischer LifeSource, Chicagoland’s Blood Center, teamed up with the Chicago…
Lesser-known cancers deserve far more attention By Nancy Maes Some cancers, such as breast, colon and lung, are well known.…
Shining the spotlight on Chicago’s charitable organizations By Megy Karydes There is no shortage of nonprofit organizations doing great work…
Tenaciously Stubborn: How the good kind of stubbornness can actually save our lives By Kathleen Aharoni She kept returning to…
Intriguing findings from this year’s breast cancer studies Researchers have been hard at work all year long, publishing a slew…
Science indicates that cancer stem cells play a role in the recurrence of tumors; the challenge now is to find…
Cancer trials come with uncertain outcomes that can lead to innovations When patients are diagnosed with cancer, they are hit…
How immunizing young girls—and boys—against the human papillomavirus can save lives. Odds are you’ve contracted, are carrying, or will be…
Dermatologists have a useful arsenal against skin cancer Whether you’re lying out on one of Chicago’s beaches this summer, riding…
Facing down an incurable cancer with optimism and research In late November of 2006, the pain in Bill Herlihy’s back…
How They’re Changing Our Brains and the Game It’s nearly kickoff. Families and friends nationwide gather around the television and…
Sex after cancer brings its own kind of debilitation. Women who have faced and beaten gynecologic or breast cancer often…
Radioactive scans can save lives, but at what risk? Over the past decade, the number of computerized axial tomography scans,…
1. What kind of tumor do I have? 2. Where is it located? 3. What are the best treatment options?…
How the da Vinci robot is changing the face of surgery. The idea of machines conducting procedures on human beings…
More noninvasive technology really getting at brain tumors The brain is the home for so much of our central being:…
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer and most difficult to treat The announcement that Steve Jobs…
Chicago is home to a range of organizations raising breast cancer awareness and offering assistance to those affected by the…
HPV awareness can save lives The Human Papillomavirus, commonly known as HPV, is quietly claiming the lives of thousands of…
When it comes to pediatric cancer, there are many uncertainties. But clinical trials are quickly saving more and more lives…
Men can do well in dealing with prostate cancer Most men can rattle off all sorts of statistics about sports;…
Ovarian cancer is one of a few diseases known as a “silent killer” because it lacks specific, concrete symptoms. But…
The pink ribbon that represents the fight against breast cancer is perhaps one of the most recognizable symbols. But can…
Dr. Diane Yamada, principal investigator at the University of Chicago for the Gynecologic Oncology Group, encourages ovarian cancer patients to…
Dr. Malcolm DeCamp, professor and chief of the division of thoracic surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, encourages…
Breast cancer treatment is a partnership between the patient and several types of doctors. Patients should first make sure that…
Breast cancer and fear go hand in hand. Both the disease and its treatment can be frightening and overwhelming. But…
