Living Cancer

Mary Harris found out she was pregnant the day before she had scheduled surgery for breast cancer. This is her radio diary.

In the second hour of "The Cancer Show," the stories we tell about cancer: on stage, on the big screen, and online.

Over the last 2,500 years, cancer has shifted from a disease in the shadows to one at the center of scientific research and public discussion. In the first of two special episodes, On the Media dives deep into the way we talk about cancer: in the news, in the hospital, and in our private lives.

A woman's family is stuck with medical charges for care she received after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Negotiating relief from the bills has become a part-time job for her daughter.

Dr. Harold Varmus discusses the study of genomics in cancer treatment with Brian Lehrer and The New York Times "Living With Cancer" columnist Susan Gubar fields calls on how to talk to people with cancer.

After a couple lost their young child to cancer, they found comfort in an unexpected place: by making a video game about their son.

A drug that's effective in patients with certain forms of melanoma is being tested as a treatment for other cancers whose genetic code contains an identical mutation.

After years of working as a physician, Ken Jeong quit to pursue acting. Then his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and he found himself needing to think like a doctor again.

Advances in cancer treatments have made some forms of the disease a chronic condition. But protracted treatment, even when successful, comes at a high personal toll for patients and their families

In "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies," Ken Burns and Barak Goodman tell the comprehensive story of the disease and our quest to understand it, treat it, and cure it.