Avera’s cancer specialty is a win for patients and physicians

Avera's cancer specialty is a win for patients and physicians

April 2, 2026 This article is sponsored by Avera Health. As oncology research and medicine advance, Avera specializes in cancer care to ensure patients receive the most cutting-edge and personalized care possible. Specialization in cancer treatment involves oncologists becoming experts by focusing on specific types of cancer. Oncologists can specialize through a special interest in … Read more

How a foster child insurance plan threatened an 8-year-old’s cancer treatment

Brittany, Jason and Ollie Super

Ollie Super has been in and out of cancer treatments since being diagnosed with neuroblastoma while in foster care as a toddler. Now the 8th and 2nd graders are working on it again. Her cancer returned late last year. Ollie’s parents, who adopted her in 2020, tried to enroll her in a clinical trial using … Read more

One doctor claimed to know why I had cancer. I was horrified and embarrassed when he told me that.

The author was about to undergo breast-conserving surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.

As a cancer survivor, watching the Netflix show “Apple Cider Vinegar” was heartbreaking. The show depicts the fatigue and hopelessness that many cancer patients feel, and the seductive appeal of abandoning traditional medicine in the hope of a “natural” cure. It also exposes the dark underworld of the alternative medicine industry, where quacks and influencers … Read more