From the moment my wife and I were told I had liver cancer, our lives were turned upside down.
I had no pain, discomfort or symptoms that suggested I had liver cancer. In fact, the tumor was discovered during a CT scan for my kidney stones. All I could really say was, "Thank goodness."
This might seem like a strange response, but I'm a very optimistic person. Had it not been for the kidney stones, I have no idea...
When my 40-year-old husband, James, was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma in November 2014, we were completely shocked. Although there had...
"It's almost certainly nothing, but we might as well check."
That's how it started. I felt my hope slide as...
Red meat and processed meat have long been linked to increased cancer risk. But did you know the way you cook meat also can affect your cancer...
In August 2013, I completed my first Ironman triathlon -- a 2.4-mile swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride and a 26-mile run.
I was first diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in my left breast in 2001, and battled through six months of chemotherapy, a lumpectomy...
In 2009, a urologist told me I needed to have my bladder removed to treat my stage IV bladder cancer. When I asked him how many similar...
Lately, I’ve seen a lot of people use the word ‘journey’ to describe dealing with cancer. A journey is a process, a path. It involves learning...
I tried to write about my brother James Ragan’s path through the world of cancer and the things we learned from it, but thinking of certain...