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Walking up and down the street a few times a day can help prevent patients with kidney or bladder cancers from becoming deconditioned.

Patients with blood cancer who undergo CAR-T cell therapy should monitor for fever and signs of respiratory distress, an expert said.

For some patients with early non-small cell lung cancer and lung scarring, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy may be a viable option, research has shown.

When faced with scanxiety, one technique Annie Bond uses is yoga breathing exercises to help “breathe through it and just get through the moment.”

Dana Frost, a cancer survivor and grief advocate, said writing about survivors’ guilt and connecting with others feeling the same way was therapeutic.

I was diagnosed with kidney cancer and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors two years ago, but I’ve learned a lifetime of lessons since.

Talking about the good, bad and ugly aspects of cancer on social media is “the most healing part of this community,” a survivor said.

One expert explains why double autologous stem cell transplantation is a viable alternative to back-to-back transplant in high-risk multiple myeloma.

To ensure best outcomes, patients with chronic myeloid leukemia should maintain frequent communication with their care teams — even between appointments.

A chronic myeloid leukemia diagnosis can negatively affect patients and their loved ones’ mental health, but there are resources that can help.

Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia should be upfront with their care team about how treatment side effects are affecting their daily functioning.

Initial discussions about treatment, side effects and study results can help patients navigate through all aspects of a chronic myeloid leukemia diagnosis.

An advocate discusses vital patient-provider conversations to promote the best care for individuals with chronic myeloid leukemia.

Having social media platforms to share breast cancer experiences changes the narrative for others who may empathize, a survivor and advocate said.

For patients with non-small lung cancer and brain metastases, it’s important to consent to shaving the scalp before tumor-treating fields therapy.

Patients with resectable stage 3 melanoma should talk about pretreatment therapy with their cancer care teams, an expert said.

Trodelvy led to better disease control and improved quality of life compared to chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Rybrevant plus Leclaza had promising response and progression-free survival rates in patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.

Jessica McDade, B.S.N., RN, OCN, explains how she helps make her patients’ experience “a little less daunting” during their hospital stay.

For patients with blood cancers, CAR-T cell therapy has been a “mind-blowing” advancement for treatment in the cancer space.

During chemo shortages, nurses have helped many patients receive enough treatment, measuring them down to the “minutiae of the milligrams.”

An expert explained that patients with breast cancer who undergo genetic testing may help their family members, regardless of whether patients have children.

While posttransplant Xospata did not worsen quality of life in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, it is essential that patients tell their providers about any side effects that they experience, an expert said.

Slower infusion rates of antiemetic drugs may help manage nausea and vomiting in patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancers.

Patients with bladder cancer being treated with the immunotherapy agent, Keytruda, should not hesitate to call their oncology team if something does not feel right, an expert said.

Circulating tumor DNA can be a valuable tool in gastric cancer, but unanswered questions remain, an expert said.

“In my career of almost 30 years, I've never seen a liver cancer patient that did not have a chronic underlying liver disease,” Dr. Mindie H. Nguyen told CURE®.

Older adults with gastric cancer tended to have better outcomes when they walked 2,500 steps per day or more.