A Dozen Lessons From My Father’s Terminal Illness

At 74, my father found out he had stage 3 lung cancer. The prognosis was grim. That was six years ago. Last month, Dad celebrated his 80th birthday. Even though his disease is terminal, our lives have gone on and we’ve learned a lot along the way throu… Continue reading

Alex Trebek Diagnosis Brings Attention to Pancreatic Cancer

Alex Trebek, the longtime host of the TV game show Jeopardy, announced Wednesday that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. In his announcement, Trebek, 78, said he realized the prognosis for the disease is “not very encouraging, but I’m going to fight thi… Continue reading

How California Is Changing Palliative Care

(Editor’s note: This story is part of a special report for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) In January, California became the first state to mandate home-based palliative care (care given to improve quality of life for patients with life-threatening d… Continue reading