3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1566+ words) An advanced ovarian cancer diagnosis can turn life upside down — often bringing a flood of new terms, decisions and emotions all at once. There is the shock of the diagnosis itself. Next come the appointments, scans and unfamiliar words that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1719+ words) Elissa Kalver should have been thinking about birthday cake. Instead, days before her daughter turned one, she was trying to understand how breast cancer could already be in her liver and spine. “I was diagnosed metastatic de novo in July…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1732+ words) For most of Abigail Simon’s life, trusting her body was part of her job. The professional ballerina had spent decades building a career around movement, performing with American Ballet Theatre and The Joffrey Ballet and touring internationally with Broadway’s An…...