August 13th 2021
By Antonia DePace
The potential for a measles and mumps outbreak in the United States may be life threatening for patients with cancer who are immunocompromised.
August 11th 2021
By Colleen Moretti
“More and more (patients and physicians) need to work together in partnership throughout the cancer journey in order to optimize and make the journey the best possible that we can for every single patient,” says an expert from the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
August 10th 2021
Children with cancer who carry the specific genetic variant may be at a three times increased risk of developing cisplatin-induced hearing loss compared to those who do not.
August 5th 2021
Experts from the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital advise young-adult childhood cancer survivors to increase their physical activity levels, eat well and stay socially active to reduce their risk of becoming frail and prevent cognitive decline.
August 3rd 2021
Experts urge parents to continue to have conversations with their children about the financial hardships that may occur because of a pediatric cancer diagnosis.
July 27th 2021
By Brielle Benyon
Fewer opioids have been prescribed, but there have been more emergency room visits for pain in patients with cancer who have poor prognoses.
July 26th 2021
An expert discusses the most common reasons his patients ask him about medical marijuana.
July 16th 2021
By Darlene Dobkowski, MA
The kinase inhibitor Rezurock was well tolerated in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease who received up to five lines of prior systemic therapy.
July 8th 2021
Yoga and cognitive behavioral therapy should be recommended for cancer survivors who are struggling with sleep.
June 28th 2021
By Debu Tripathy, M.D.
Patients with cancer who are treated with checkpoint inhibitors or immunotherapy, along with other treatments, run the risk of developing ILD as a side effect.
June 18th 2021
By Marilyn Fenichel
Patients taking checkpoint inhibitors or immunotherapy in combination with other treatments need to be aware of this potential side effect and the associated symptoms.
June 15th 2021
Experts urge patients to stop playing the wait-and-see game: There’s no ‘playbook’ for immunotherapy-related toxicities, and side effects can be managed if caught early.
June 2nd 2021
By Ryan McDonald
The Food and Drug Administration’s priority review will focus on the combination of plinabulin plus granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
May 19th 2021
Patients with cancer who scored highly on depression and anxiety tests were more likely to suffer from symptoms of chemotherapy-induced nausea, according to results of a recent study.
May 4th 2021
There is some low-level evidence that suggests medical marijuana or cannabinoids may reduce chemotherapy-related side effects in patients with cancer, according to data presented at a recent medical conference. However, experts note more research is needed to build on those findings.
May 3rd 2021
On social media, CURE® recently asked its readers to share what must-haves they bring with them on days they receive treatment for cancer.
April 28th 2021
Several factors including female sex, lower socioeconomic status and high intensity surgery were associated with a higher risk of moderate-to-severe symptoms in older adults with cancer following surgery.
April 23rd 2021
By Martha Carlson
A patient discusses her experiences with long-term side effects from cancer treatment and details her frustration with the lack of focus on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with advanced cancer.
April 14th 2021
By Debbie Legault
No matter how far you think you’ve gotten away from them, cancer’s side effects are always in your rear-view mirror, writes this caregiver.
April 6th 2021
While it may not be the first thing patients think of when diagnosed with cancer, appropriate clothing centered around treatment can help ease their overall experience, according to an expert.
April 5th 2021
On social media, CURE® recently asked its readers to share if they have experienced any side effects from cancer treatment and how they have managed them. Here’s what some of them said.
By Kelly Irvin
It makes sense to take stock of cancer treatment — its physical, emotional, and spiritual cost, and what people want out of life going forward. Here, a patient with cancer writes how It’s OK to say, “Cancer treatment sucks and I hate it, even when the big prize, our buddy NED, has taken up residence in our bodies.”
Childhood cancer survivors are at a higher risk of pain and associated functional impairments later in life, study results show. These results, according to experts, highlight the need for routine pain screening in survivors.
March 30th 2021
By Jamie Cesanek
Acupuncture techniques proved to be an effective treatment that reduced pain severity and increased quality of life among a diverse sample of cancer survivors experiencing chronic musculoskeletal pain.
March 20th 2021
By Marissa Holzer
After enduring an extensive treatment of 60 chemotherapy infusions, a patient with metastatic breast cancer has developed a superpower — an extreme sense of smell.
March 12th 2021
The FDA’s recent approval of Cosela to reduce the frequency of chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression in adults who are receiving certain types of chemotherapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer is a “breath of fresh air,” according to an expert.
March 8th 2021
On social media, CURE® recently asked its readers to share if they have experienced cancer-related fatigue and how they have dealt with it.
March 4th 2021
Women with a history of depression had higher rates of cancer-related fatigue, according to recent study results.
March 1st 2021
By Jessica Skarzynski
Each month, we take a look back at the most popular CURE® stories. Here are the top five stories for February 2021.
February 24th 2021
By Kristie L. Kahl
After a recent poll reported negative experiences among Black and Latinx patients during their cancer care, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and National Minority Quality Forum recommended practice changes to prevent racial disparities moving forward.
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