cancer

A radiation oncologist shares the top questions people forget to ask at consultations.

We were inseparable, just like in Louisa May Alcott’s classic tale, Little Women. But then one of us got sick — and the storyline changed.

London, Ont.-based radiation oncologist Dr. David Palma has written a step-by-step guide for patients in cancer care.

Overall, Canadian women are 13 percent less likely to die from cancer now than they were two decades ago — but fatality rates for some types, like lung cancer, remain the same.

The Canadian model and advocate is facing a second battle with cancer, and her resolve is stronger than ever.