Fighter. Hero. Cancer-stricken. The words and metaphors people use to talk about cancer often feel worlds apart from any other disease. But how far does it go? Do words matter?

When Carl was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, he and his wife Arlene began navigating his cancer journey while still looking to enjoy their retirement – hoping to remain active with family and friends in their retirement community.

Leanne Pero discusses her experiences of life before, during and after breast cancer, and how it inspired her to advocate for herself and others like her.

Eyesight initiatives are restoring vision – and hope – to thousands of people in Southeast Asia by expanding equitable access to eye care.

To showcase how people living with ITP triumph and persevere, Novartis partnered with photographer Kate T. Parker on a series of photo essays.

Ilona, a patient living with polycythemia vera, shares her experiences with this rare blood cancer

Global Oncology Patient Insights Panels (GOPIPs) are giving patients and advocates a critical voice in advancing lung cancer trials.

Learn about the role of precision oncology in advanced melanoma treatment.

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide await treatments for rare diseases.

Caring for a baby with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has never been easy. But mother and social visionary Silke Mader has made it her life’s work to ensure that parents dealing with ROP and other complications today get more support than she did.