When Amber first faced the possibility of cervical cancer, the stress felt overwhelming. Because she has human papillomavirus (HPV), Amber had received many abnormal Pap smear test results over the years. An abnormal Pap...
“We know how to prevent a lot of cancers,” says Timothy L. Lash, DSc, MPH, associate director of population sciences at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Rollins Professor and Chair of...
In observance of World Cancer Day, held annually on February 4 to raise global awareness of cancer, here are three inspiring stories of cancer survivors treated at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Meet...
Recently, we’ve been hearing about the serious shortage of certain widely used cancer drugs. For people whose cancer treatment depends on those drugs, it’s been a stomach-churning time of uncertainty and worry as they...
Despite the fact that tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of death in the U.S., more than 34 million Americans still smoke cigarettes. Smoking causes an estimated 1 in 5 deaths every...
Charles, 64, compares his body to a car. "I need to take it to the body shop to get it repaired and put it back in order and keep going.” He says the key...
An unexpected discovery changed Alexandra’s life. “I had always envisioned having multiple kids,” she says.
But then she discovered that she had breast cancer, and her plans for how she would grow her family...
No matter what she did, Tori’s “pesky cough” in the summer of 2019 just wouldn’t go away. Then there was the itchy skin, drenching night sweats and the weight—about 30 pounds—she says was “just...