Articles
Barbara Brenner
On May 7, three days before her death, Barbara Brenner wrote a final blog post, in which she expressed appreciation for a full, rich life. "I have no regrets,"...
The Angelina Effect
There's a chilly arithmetic to the way we all get sick. At the end of any year, a fixed and knowable number of us will have developed heart disease, and another...
Older Men Should Pass on Getting Prostate Cancer Treatment
The advice to detect and treat cancers at the first opportunity may not apply to older men with prostate tumors, according to the latest study. With a...
To Scan or Not to Scan: Largest Study to Date Links Childhood CTs to Increased Cancer Risk
CT scans can reveal a remarkable amount of useful medical information, but more studies underscore the need to balance the benefits of that knowledge with the...
Skin Cancer Tied To A Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s
There's no positive side to developing skin cancer, but the latest research ties certain forms of the disease to a reduced risk of dementia. Researchers from...
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: It’s Not the Only Option
Genetic testing can be both a boon and a curse, experts say, since more information often means more, and often confusing, options. Genes can be remarkably...
Lessons from Angelina: The Tricky Calculus of Cancer Testing
Angelina Jolie's preventive double mastectomy was a difficult choice that may not be right for most women who live in fear of developing breast cancer
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: What We Know About BRCA Mutations and Breast Cancer
She wasn't yet diagnosed with cancer, but after finding a common gene mutation that often leads to breast cancer, she had the radical surgery to lower her risk...
Hard Choices Angelina Jolie Faces About Testing Her Kids for Cancer
The actress made the difficult decision to remove both her breasts before she developed breast cancer, but her genetic makeup means her children may be at...
The Angelina Effect: TIME’s New Cover Image Revealed
Angelina Jolie has never lacked for influence. When she adopted a baby from Ethiopia, inquiries at U.S. adoption agencies about other Ethiopian orphans doubled...
Photo Essays
Stalking a Silent Killer: Photos From the Early Fight Against Cancer
Angelina Jolie’s bombshell announcement that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy in hopes of minimizing her risk of breast cancer still has,...
When Celebrities Battle Cancer: Photos of 20 Inspiring Survivors
Tuesday’s announcement by Angelina Jolie, that she elected for a double mastectomy in the face of overwhelming odds that she would develop breast cancer, made...
Articles from Around the Web
Video game aims to help young cancer patients
In the battle against cancer, one video game is taking the deadly disease head-on. And some young patients are the winners. ...
Well: Mothers With Cancer
Children of mothers with cancer must learn this painful lesson early: the vulnerability of the figure on whom they have grounded their existence. With varying degrees of fearful...
Internet exec talks cancer gene
Jackie MacDougall, executive editor of TheRickilakeshow.com talks about her own decision to have a double mastectomy. ...
Well: Awareness: Heartburn Tied to Throat Cancer
Frequent heartburn increases the risk for throat cancer, a new study has found, and over-the-counter antacids may provide protection. ...
