Darlene Dobkowski, MA

Some factors may increase the risk for anxiety and depression in older patients with metastatic cancer including distress related to physical symptoms, relationships, healthy lifestyle and communication with their health care team.

Patients with stage 3 colon cancer who reported physical activity after surgical resection may derive a survival benefit and may prolong disease recurrence.

A pharmaceutical company initiated a phase 1b study in patients with platinum-resistant, ARID1a-mutated ovarian carcinoma.

This analysis of the KEYNOTE-826 trial focused on health-related quality of life in patients with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Immunotherapy treatment with Opdivo before surgery improved recurrence-free survival and overall survival at five years in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Researchers determined that mortality rates did not differ in men with localized prostate cancer if they underwent active monitoring, prostatectomy or radiotherapy.

The FDA approved the combination for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are ineligible for treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

As caregivers become more integrated into the health care delivery process for patients with cancer, their own needs should still be focused on pertaining to mental and physical health.

Patients with cancer may decide to share their diagnosis with their employer but approaching it in a way that is most comfortable to the patient may make it a more effective conversation.

Patients with HR+/HER2- early breast cancer treated with the CDK4/6 inhibitor plus endocrine therapy in the phase 3 NATALEE trial had a reduced risk for the cancer to recur.

Watch Dr. Ana C. Sandoval Leon, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss HER2-positive metastatic disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Naomi Dempsey, from Miami Cancer Institute, discuss the management of HER2-positive, early-stage disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

A marathon runner who was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma learned that what she enjoyed doing before cancer could help her regain her energy and identity during and after treatment.

Gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer may have different needs that need to be addressed with health care providers as they go through treatment and beyond.

This FDA approval of Zynyz was based on findings from a study which demonstrated that the therapy improves responses in patients with locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma.

Art therapy allows patients to figure out how to use art to access emotions and experiences and to externalize them, one expert said.

Serious athletes may benefit from the training they did before diagnosis, but that doesn't mean it's too later for anyone to start movement during their cancer journey.

The phase 2 DESTINY-PanTumor02 trial included patients with HER2-expressing solid tumors such as bladder, pancreatic and rare tumors.

A cervical cancer survivor tells her story of how a MLM company urged her to use her diagnosis to sell more products.

With 74% of testicular cancer survivors reporting hearing loss in a recent study, one expert advised patients to advocate for themselves and their hearing before, during and after cancer treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

This updated administration of Udenyca allows patients to receive this treatment in the office or at home.

Removing the Ki-67 score to determine eligibility for Verzenio treatment in patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative, node positive, early breast cancer allows for more patients to receive this treatment.

The novel targeted radiotherapy iomab-B led to the disappearance of all signs of cancer and an improvement in event-free survival compared with physician’s choice of treatment.

Patients with type 2 diabetes have an increased cancer burden and, as a result, a higher mortality rate, highlighting the importance of inflammatory factors like obesity and glucose control.

Researchers identified several biomarkers that may indicate how a patient responds to Padcev, a type of antibody drug conjugate for patients with urothelial carcinoma, a type of bladder cancer.

Cancer treatments including chemotherapy and radiation may increase a patient’s risk for heart disease, and being mindful of some of the symptoms may be one of the steps for prevention, one expert said.

The PRESERVE 1 trial was discontinued due to responses and survival measures favoring placebo versus Cosela when added to a chemoimmunotherapy regimen.

The impact of living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area and having conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure may increase the likelihood of a childhood cancer survivor dying at least five years after they were diagnosed.

Researchers conducting a phase 2 trial recently dosed the first patients with a novel menin inhibitor for the treatment of patients with NPM1-mutant relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

The FDA approval of Trodelvy for patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer provides patients with another treatment option after hormone therapy and standard chemotherapy.