This new year, skip the sweeping resolutions. Instead, aim to start each week with a single small change. Take the Meatless Monday Challenge for a taste of what a plant-based diet can do for your health.

For women like me — women who lost young mothers to breast cancer back in the early 1980s, years seemed to go by as we mapped out breast cancer risks without much new information surfacing. But today, we are learning and seeing more.

While some people understand what gastroenterology (GI) is, most people only truly understand what a gastroenterologist (GI doctor) does when they go in for their first colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer.

Patient navigators are increasingly available at hospitals and other healthcare settings to help patients deal with life-changing diagnoses.