So a study came out in the last couple of weeks that prompted a flurry of news stories. Here’s the gist, from lead researcher Mark Purdue, of the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics: “We observed a 50 percent increase in the annual incidence of melanoma...

Maybe you’ve thought about applying and dismissed the idea: too far, too long, too expensive, don’t want to sit around with mournful cancer people and sing Kum-Ba-Ya, can’t go alone, you’re too sick, or it’s just too big a pain in the arse to get your doc to fill out the...

So here’s a lighthearted game for you guys over the weekend: it’s the latest in pharmacological entertainment—-click here to play Get Your Drug On! [Cue Bob Barker and his theme song.] I just invented “Heidzac.” Admit it–you’ve always wondered how they got those...

Hi, everyone— So, it’s one of the perils of a growing, evolving organization that we have to evaluate situations when they come up, and decide on a response that best protects the integrity and purpose of our community and our organization. Such a situation recently occurred with the growing presence...

Yee-haaa!! Young adults with cancer, FRONT AND CENTER! “Doctors often follow the medical school mantra: “When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” Planet Cancer founder and executive director Heidi Adams explains that, in that scenario, many young adult cancer patients find themselves...