Cancerwise

An immunosuppressant is anything that diminishes the body’s natural ability to respond to threats, such as cancer or viruses, like the ones that cause the common cold.

Sometimes, due to autoimmune disorders such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma or Sjögren’s syndrome, the immune system is already suppressed. But in the context of cancer care, immunosuppressants are drugs that we sometimes give to patients...

Ethan Perry was an outgoing kid with a big personality. He enjoyed playing sports, creating inventions and playing violin in his middle school orchestra.

“Ethan was outgoing, funny, curious and always kind. He was an extrovert and always volunteering to help someone,” says his mother, Angie Perry. “Anytime we’d go anywhere in the neighborhood, we’d hear, ‘Hi, Ethan.’ Everyone knew him. He spread kindness wherever he went.”...