Actress Marisa Abela, who beat thyroid cancer, says she’ll need lifelong medication and checkups after her thyroid was removed. Her experience reshaped her priorities, giving her a clearer focus on ...

For many people in the SurvivorNet community, hope often comes from knowing that better treatment options are possible, which is why we think it important to hear from the leaders making crucial ...

The ABC news anchor announced his diagnosis on-air in 2005, saying, 'Okay Doc, when does the hair go?" He passed just four months later. Immunotherapy is now changing the outlook for those with the ...

Prostate cancer survivor and disease advocate Mellve Shahid has joined forces with other African-American men like himself to confront a disease that disproportionately affects their community. Shahid ...

Ovarian and breast cancer survivor Kathy Bates, 77, who developed the swelling condition lymphedema after lymph node removal during her breast cancer surgery, is raising awareness about this chronic ...

'I was singing today and I was not in pain for the first time in four days,' the colorectal cancer survivor shared, admitting it's been a 'rough week... but that passion cured it, at least temporarily ...

Scottish comedian Fred MacAulay, 68, is urging other men to “get checked out” after his family history of prostate cancer led him to undergo routine screenings, ultimately leading to his recent “early ...

Some breast cancers “feed” on the hormone estrogen. These are usually treated with medicines that either block estrogen’s signal (fulvestrant) or slow the cancer’s growth cycle (palbociclib). In about ...

Tennis Legend Chris Evert, 70, Is Miraculously ‘Clear’ from Cancer and Back Anchoring Major Tournaments The tennis legend, who won 32 Grand Slam Singles titles, is working the 2025 French Open as an ...

Osimertinib: What Patients Need To Know A drug called osimertinib [brand name: Tagrisso] has transformed the outlook for patients with a specific type of lung cancer known as EGFR-positive, helping ...

Actress Bridgette Wilson, wife of tennis legend Pete Sampras, broke out on the big screen 30 years ago in her beloved Billy Madison role as teacher Veronica Vaughn, starring opposite Adam Sandler.

Emmy Award-winning actress Edie Falco, known for her starring role in “The Sopranos,” is thriving after breast cancer and recently took part in the new comedy horror film “The Parenting”—something she ...