Colorectal cancer (CRC) is no laughing matter. It’s the second-leading cause of cancer deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization. But new research led by UB suggests that humor can ...

Comedian Tig Notaro said receiving her cancer diagnosis in 2012—which followed a series of tragic events that had upended her life—was so horrific, she had to laugh. Notaro, known for disarming, ...

Anyone who has ever tried putting on a hospital robe knows how tricky it can be. But for artist Allie Olson, who was undergoing treatment for a rare form of breast cancer, it became an opportunity to ...

The author faced Hodgkin disease, breast cancer, and lung cancer, emphasizing hope and humor as key survival tools. Humor, especially through jokes, provided relief and a positive outlook during ...

EDUCATION Bachelor’s in broadcast journalism and humanities, University of Southern California; master’s in special education, Hunter College; post-graduate degree in Italian language, history and ...

Combine a mother’s breast cancer diagnosis with her daughter’s comedy background — what do you get? A podcast that laughs in cancer’s face. Claudia Nicholls received a diagnosis of stage 1 breast ...

Cancer is undeniably a serious, terrifying thing — so much so that it’s become part of a common expression to describe anything extremely serious, not funny or joking. (Jill: “Are you serious?” Julie: ...

A cancer diagnosis for Jeri Davis brought the 65-year-old Wheaton woman a plethora of positive platitudes. “A lot of them are 'Up With People,' and 'You've got this,'” says Davis, who appreciates that ...

It's not quite as inviting a what-if question as the ever-popular "What would I do if I won the lottery?" But it's a whole lot more crucial to the way you'd live your life. And it's a whole lot more ...