Latest Conference Articles

March 12th 2021, 10:00pm

Educated Patient® Lung Cancer Summit

As the population ages, the incidence of older adults being diagnosed with lung cancer is increasing, though data on how to specifically treat this population are lacking.

March 11th 2021, 2:00pm

Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit

Targeted therapies that attack cancer in a more precise way than traditional chemotherapy are being used more often in the field of breast cancer, but the solution in utilizing them lies within the patient-oncologist relationship, according to an expert from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.

March 10th 2021, 7:00pm

Educated Patient® Lung Cancer Summit

An expert discusses ways that small cell lung cancer is diagnosed, how to treat it and how to pivot if the disease spreads or recurs. He also focuses on efforts in the clinical trial space to potentially treat patients more effectively.

March 10th 2021, 2:00pm

Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit

Mindfulness practices have been associated with improved mental health outcomes in patients with cancer. Here, an expert shares tips on how patients can strengthen their “mindfulness muscle.”

March 9th 2021, 4:00pm

Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit

With more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S., survivorship care and understanding what happens to patients after surviving is of the utmost importance. An expert explains some side effects survivors may experience and treatments to help.

February 23rd 2021, 10:00pm

DONNA Foundation Marathon Weekend

A cancer diagnosis often comes with concerns of what’s next for patients. One concern is how they’re going to afford their treatments. Here, a panel of experts discuss what options are available.

February 23rd 2021, 7:00pm

DONNA Foundation Marathon Weekend

There are two myths that patients with cancer believe when it comes to being health advocates. Here, a panel of experts look to dispel those myths to help patients become better advocates.

February 23rd 2021, 2:00pm

ASCO Genitourinary Symposium

Positive results from the phase 3 CLEAR clinical trial, presented at the 2021 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, are just one more dataset that could offer “a sense of hope and promise” for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), says the study’s lead author, Dr. Robert J. Motzer.

February 19th 2021, 10:00pm

DONNA Foundation Marathon Weekend

There are several health equity barriers in patients with cancer, one of which involves adequate access to clinical trials. Here, a panel of experts and a cancer survivor discuss ways to improve access.

February 18th 2021, 2:00pm

ASCO Genitourinary Symposium

The study results, according to one expert, show that Cabometyx should be considered the new standard for systemic therapy in patients with metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma.