Dr Catherine Sue Hwang was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 46 years. She has revealed how it has affected how she treats patients.

Hwang had treated dozens of patients with breast cancer and felt she knew everything there was about the disease.

So it was a complete shock when, despite having no symptoms or family history of the disease, a routine mammogram found five masses in her right breast.

The 46-year-old, from Florida, went from being a radiation oncologist at a major Breast Radiation Oncology center in Orlando to one of its patients.

She had both her breasts removed, several rounds of chemotherapy, radiation, and then more surgery to have her uterus and ovaries taken out to fight off the disease. Continue reading →

It kills about half a million people every year. Pancreatic cancer can often be halted, but it’s rarely detected in time.

The largest gland in the human body produces enzymes and hormones that are vital for digestion and metabolism. However, it is also susceptible to disease. The earlier pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, the better the survival rate, doctors say. Continue reading →

One Patient’s Story When Emotional & Hormonal Symptoms Crept Up

The thyroid is the small-but-mighty ground zero for hormone and metabolism function. One woman reflects on beating thyroid cancer – twice -as a surgeon shares encouraging data.

The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland nestled at the front of the neck just beneath the skin, and plays an essential role in the body’s overall function. It is responsible for producing and releasing hormones that regulate metabolism, energy levels, and body temperature. When the thyroid isn’t functioning well or develops cancer, it can have widespread effects on throughout the body. Continue reading →

Cancer has become one of the leading causes of death worldwide, yet there is still much confusion and controversy about its underlying causes.

While traditional medicine often focuses on genetic mutations as the primary culprit, groundbreaking research in cancer metabolism is revealing a different story – one that challenges the mainstream narrative. Continue reading →

The above graph shows the increase in US colorectal cancers in men and women from 2000 through 2021

Young people are being diagnosed with colon cancer in record numbers – and now, researchers are warning they are also more likely to be diagnosed at later stages, as well as have the cancer come back.

Colon cancer diagnoses have surged in the US over the past two decades, with healthy people in their 20s and 30s increasingly being getting the disease, and experts are racing to find the cause, pointing the blame at obesity, processed foods, and sedentary lifestyles. Continue reading →

A middle school student from Chicago has helped discover a surprising ingredient that could safeguard against cancer.

Camarria Williams collected goose droppings near a pond in Chicago’s Garfield Park as part of a science project in collaboration with the University of Illinois Chicago. Continue reading →