Celebrated as a world-leading pathologist, Professor Richard Scolyer was confronted with his own mortality when he received the devastating news of an incurable brain tumor diagnosis in June. Despite the grim prognosis, the 56-year-old pioneering melanoma researcher has embarked on an unprecedented journey, acting as a “guinea pig” for a groundbreaking experimental treatment in a …
I witnessed the mass on my son’s brain from a small booth in the CT room. It was evident that the golf-ball-sized circle on one side of the image was not a positive sign. When we arrived at the hospital emergency room, my 8-year-old son was unresponsive and experiencing a silent seizure. I didn’t need …
Lorrie Moore’s stories are truly remarkable, and it had been too long since I last read her work. Upon revisiting her short story “You’re Ugly, Too,” I realize that I had not fully grasped its uncanny nature, particularly the ending. The story revolves around Zoë, a sarcastic and sharp-tongued female historian working at a liberal …
Shannen Doherty has shared an update on her battle with cancer, revealing that the disease has now spread to her brain. In a video posted on Instagram on Tuesday, the actor can be seen undergoing radiation therapy for brain metastases, or metastatic brain tumors. The footage was taken just a week after the metastases …