
As a doctor, I’m used to providing medical care, but once I was diagnosed with cancer, I became a patient — someone receiving medical care, too.

As a doctor, I’m used to providing medical care, but once I was diagnosed with cancer, I became a patient — someone receiving medical care, too.

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.

How do survivors of head and neck cancer cope with drastic changes to one of the most visibly identifiable body parts — the head?

After undergoing a bone marrow transplant for my leukemia, I started to have some odd symptoms, and sent wacky texts to my loved ones.

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.

Over a quarter of adolescent or young adult patients diagnosed with sarcomas will have difficulties financially, romantically for an extended period after diagnosis.

When I sit down with my paint brush, despite my cancer history, I don’t feel different anymore.

I thought my sensitivity to breast cancer scenarios on television shows had gotten stronger, but it hasn’t.

Hodgkin lymphoma survivors should avoid associated risk factors of developing colorectal cancer such as smoking, alcohol usage and being overweight.

Gefitinib plus chemotherapy could be considered a first-line treatment option for patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC with brain metastases.

Vaccines have been a hot-button issue for several years now, but are cancer survivors putting their health at risk by avoiding the HPV vaccine?

After experiencing intense scanxiety after my single mastectomy, I decided to go back and have a prophylactic mastectomy.

Experts are concerned that the train derailment in Ohio may pose cancer risks down the line.

Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness both locally and nationally about efforts to fight myeloma.

Long-term follow-up of Nubeqa for nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer showed that the drug was safe and effective in treating this patient population.

Many survivors see significant hair changes during cancer treatment, leaving a difficult reminder when they look in the mirror.

I finally finished cancer treatment, and for the first time in a while, tomorrow feels more certain.

Laughter helped me get through many of cancer’s uncomfortable situations, including a recent MRI, where I was laughing despite not being able to move.

Watch Dr. Naomi Dempsey, Dr. Ana Sandoval Leon, Dr. Rupesh Kotecha and Ricki Fairley answer questions about HER2-positive disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Latino patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and a high level of serum creatine may have an almost six-fold increased risk of neurotoxicity.

After undergoing a partial mastectomy, scar tissue caused pain and stiffness. Then, I found a simple exercise that helped immensely.

Oncologists suggest that treatment decisions made for transgender cancer patients should not be made through the lens of their gender identity but should encourage physicians to discuss a wider variety of treatment options with all patients.

I didn’t think that I’d lose my hair again after starting my latest breast cancer treatment, but I did — and with that hair loss came both new and familiar feelings.

The first patient was enrolled in a three-drug clinical trial, which researchers hope will lend insight into immunotherapy resistance in lung cancer.

One of the trials investigating Keytruda has been discontinued because the drug did not significantly improve outcomes in patients with prostate cancer.

The drug duo Lenvina plus Keytruda led to improved outcomes for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, extended follow-up of the CLEAR trial showed.

Caregivers become increasingly important in medical decision-making for patients with dementia and cancer.

Research backs up my personal experience regarding aging and cancer.

Patients who experience cardiovascular side effects, such as shortness of breath or chest pain, after cancer treatment should speak with their health care provider about further heart testing.