Cancer remains the leading cause of illness and death worldwide, and cases are expected to rise in the coming decades if current trends continue. However, researchers estimate that about 40% of new cancer cases globally could be prevented. The conclusion...

He left the note quietly on his brother’s bed so he could see it when he woke up. The prospect of facing the next day was daunting, but the few words on the paper seemed to create an aura of hope around the looming day. An aura almost golden. And when...

On an unseasonably warm fall morning, hundreds of people gathered together to raise awareness for prostate cancer. ZERO, an organization that helps support those fighting prostate cancer, hosted a 5k or 1-mile run/walk in Shamong, a rural town in South...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and second after heart disease in the United States. The emotional and physical suffering inflicted by cancer is even more harrowing than death. Patients and the public often ask, "when will there...

Last week, Barbara Park, age 66, passed away from ovarian cancer. Park wrote the world famous book series, Junie B. Jones, the series that is read nationwide in kindergarten and first grade. Park, through her loudmouthed five-year-old character, Junie...

I never thought Katy Perry’s formulaic hit, “Roar” could move me in the slightest–or any hit for that matter. But, I can no longer listen to that song without thinking of Olivia Wise and her remarkable display of courage. Olivia Wise, 16, covered...