Ryan McDonald

December 28, 2022

As part of CURE®’s Heal at Home series, we offer a guide on ostomies following surgery and how patients can best care for their stomas.

December 19, 2022

As part of CURE®’s four-part gastrointestinal cancers webinar series, a panel of experts recently answered questions and offered advice around different types of testing.

December 12, 2022

CURE®’s Multiple Myeloma Heroes® Award Program honors and gives thanks to those who have made it their mission to change the lives of patients with multiple myeloma.

December 10, 2022

CURE® celebrated the work of eight individuals who go above and beyond to better the lives of people living with myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of blood cancers.

November 22, 2022

Watch Dr. Laura M. Spring, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discuss treatment in third line and beyond for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, during the CURE® Educated Patient® Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

November 21, 2022

Watch Dr. Seth A. Wander, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discuss the first- and second-line treatment of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, during the CURE® Educated Patient® Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

November 04, 2022

From a childhood cancer survivor throwing out the first pitch at Game 4 of the World Series to former WWE champion and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recording a message for a child with brain cancer, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.

November 03, 2022

A woman without a family history of breast cancer shares how she went from volunteering at breast cancer walks to one day finding herself in the shoes of someone living with the disease.

November 01, 2022

Over the past 20 years, chemotherapy has remained the primary treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. However, recent advancements have shown that a one-size-fits all treatment approach no longer works.

October 27, 2022

The study investigators will review the efficacy of [Lu-177]-PNT2002, a radioligand treatment, compared with Zytiga or Xtandi in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

October 25, 2022

The FDA granted a priority review to the oral drug quizartinib for the treatment of a form of acute myeloid leukemia, one of the more common types of leukemia.

October 18, 2022

Watch Dana Haagen, from Fox Chase Cancer Center, discuss clinical trials and how patients can join them, during the CURE® Educated Patient® Lung Cancer Summit.

October 14, 2022

Investigators of an expanded clinical trial have administered an investigational CAR-T cell therapy to the first patient with blood cancer.

October 12, 2022

Historically, there has been limited evidence to suggest the appropriate treatment sequencing of this melanoma patient population. However, new findings demonstrate starting with Opdivo plus Yervoy followed by Tafinlar in combination with Mekinist may be the best option.

October 10, 2022

The FDA granted a fast track designation to an investigational drug alone and in combination with Keytruda to treat patients with HPV recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

October 10, 2022

In 2018, 18 trekkers completed an awe-inspiring hike of the Himalayan highlands to the doorstep of the world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest, to raise awareness and funding for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. Three of the climbers discuss a bond that hasn’t broken.

October 06, 2022

The use of a multi-agent chemotherapy regimen resulted in improved outcomes in a group of children with pleuropulmonary blastoma, a rare form of lung cancer, when compared with other regimens.

October 04, 2022

Treatment with an investigational drug elicited a median progression-free survival (time from treatment until disease progression or death) of 8.9 months among patients with a form of unresectable or metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer, according to trial findings.

September 24, 2022

CURE®’s Lung Cancer Heroes® Award Program honors and gives thanks to those heroes who have positively affected the lives of patients with lung cancer.

September 21, 2022

Three out of four women with lung cancer reported experiencing moderate to severe sexual dysfunction, a survey shows.

September 21, 2022

Melanoma of the skin has been shown to be greatly associated with exposure to sunlight, whereas uveal melanoma — commonly known as cancer of the eye — is not.

September 20, 2022

Pets may be like family to some individuals but caring for them during illnesses such as cancer may force some to make a difficult decision.

September 14, 2022

None of the more than 100 evaluable patients with mismatch repair deficient colon cancer have experienced disease recurrence after treatment with presurgical Opdivo plus Yervoy, according to study results.

September 01, 2022

Delivering Sarclisa via an under-the-skin injection may improve the quality of life of patients with pretreated relapsed, refractory multiple myeloma, according to recent research.

September 01, 2022

An expert provides insight on how primary uveal melanoma is often treated and sheds some light on an unmet need in treating the eye cancer.

August 30, 2022

Patients with breast cancer who received post-mastectomy breast reconstruction had similar recurrence rates regardless of the timing of their reconstructive surgery, according to recent study findings.

August 25, 2022

Cervical cancer survivor Ginny Marable heard about a story of a fellow cervical cancer survivor, Tamika Felder, not being able to preserve her fertility. The story moved Marable so much that she and her husband donated their embryos to Felder.

August 18, 2022

A representative of the company developing the investigational CAR-T cell therapy noted that they hypothesize that the combination “has the potential to further enhance efficacy and provide patients with a chemotherapy-sparing, second-line treatment option.”

August 18, 2022

Investigators plan to analyze if treatment with an experimental, CAR-T cell therapy is safe and effective in a small group of patients with relapsed or refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.

August 18, 2022

The FDA has set a date to decide whether or not to approve momelotinib for myelofibrosis, a rare type of blood cancer.