Nearly 20 percent of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) survivors reported using cannabis, not just to ease physical and emotional side effects, but in the hopes that it would help treat their cancer, according to patient survey results presented at the 2018 of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
After losing her husband and sister to cancer, journalist Katie Couric became an advocate for collaborative efforts to improve prevention and treatment.
John Mahoney, famous for playing Mar- tin Crane, father of the title character on the TV show “Frasier,” died of throat cancer on Feb. 4 while in hospice care, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The group is seeking 1,000 people, diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 40, to complete an online survey about how the journey affected them financially. The survey will support the organization’s efforts to bring more benefits to patients in need.
In essays by patients, colleagues or family members, these nurses and 24 others were cited for going above and beyond the line of duty by offering life-changing compassion, expertise and helpfulness.
After 10 years without a new drug for liver cancer, two approvals and a promising pipeline are changing the landscape.
Every survivor of a gastrointestinal cancer has unique follow-up needs. A ‘road map’ for this process can help.
Progress in cholangiocarcinoma treatment was long stalled, but now scientists are identifying genetic drivers likely to respond to novel drugs.
Funded posthumously by a "Jeopardy!" winner, an immunotherapy research project is under way.
In her talk, Hennessy will also emphasize the importance of educating patients about their cancers and care options, and of the need for physicians to consider treatments that go beyond the standard of care, including targeted medicines and clinical trials.
The annual Los Angeles event was launched 11 years ago in honor of Romano’s Everybody Loves Raymond costar, Peter Boyle, who died of the rare blood cancer multiple myeloma in 2006.
In 10-Mile Radius, a photographer shares images she captured during her cancer journey — and the insights that came with them.
New warnings ads are required to explain the dangers of smoking.
While adolescent and young adult survivors of cancer face an increased risk of long-term complications, many people in this group end up "lost to follow-up," according to recent research.
People treated for liver cancer at an inner-city hospital experienced better survival odds if they had private health insurance, and also if they were married, according to the results of a recent study that considered how socioeconomic factors affect health outcomes for those with the disease.
But just what information is most useful to patients with NETs, and where are the gaps in the educational and supportive resources to which they have access? A study – presented at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium on Jan. 19, in San Francisco – explored just that.
Holland, who worked until the end of her life in the field she was largely responsible for founding, had served, since 1989, as the Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), in New York.
Hosted by comedian, actor and star of “Everybody Loves Raymond” Ray Romano, the 11th Annual Comedy Celebration raised $600,000 to support the work of the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF).
A group of researchers are working to determine whether more of these melanomas would be detected, and diagnosed earlier, if hairdressers were taught to recognize them.
Recent findings that the most common kind of ovarian cancer may start in the fallopian tubes could have implications for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease subtype.
Through music, art, acupuncture and more, a new program at one health system offers ‘soul care’ to survivors of cancer.
Artist Eva Moon encourages comic relief to lift the spirits of cancer survivors and previvors.
CURE recaps the advances, trends and insights it shared in 2017.
After tracking the progress of about 20 patients with brain cancer who used cannabis, a neuro-oncologist found that the substance caused them no harm, had few side effects and did not interfere with conventional treatments.
Can a certain diet improve cancer outcomes?
Immunotherapies are largely unavailable to patients with brain cancer, but many of these approaches are being studied both in labs and in clinical trials, and there is hope that they will eventually play a role in the treatment of gliomas.
Quality-of-life care has benefits from the outset for these patients, but because some might confuse it with end-of-life support, neuro-oncologists may be hesitant about introducing it.
At its third annual gala, the magazine honored four professionals for their work helping people with glioblastoma.
Recommendations made by patients living with MBC and health care providers who are cancer survivors will soon be disseminated throughout the health care system.
Author Shannon Benish knows what really makes a difference during a cancer journey. She saw her daughter, Erin, through hers, which began with a diagnosis at age 11 and led to remission and life as a healthy teenager.
