The trial was tiny, just 16 patients, but it’s eliciting a sentiment not normally associated with this brutal disease: hope.

If you have heard the diagnosis "cancer," if you are in the midst of tests or enduring the effects of treatment, or if you are searching desperately for hope when none seems to exist, Vickie ...

The disease places its heaviest burden on low- and middle-income countries, where over 70% of cancer deaths are expected to occur, yet these countries receive only 5% of global spending in this area.

The importance of hope in determining the adjustment of patients with cancer to their illness has been recognized. Stressful events such as pain and disease metastasis may have an impact on ...