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If we find ourselves coasting through cancer, it may be time to kick it up a notch.

Sometimes patients may not report side effects to their health care team, in fear of their oncologist taking them off a drug that could prolong their survival.

"I have grown as a person since becoming a cancer survivor," says breast cancer and melanoma survivor Barbara Tako.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted priority review to the combination use of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) to treat a subgroup of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

What happens if your doctor makes a medical mistake, and when is it appropriate to sue?

Many aspects of going through cancer can be overwhelming or difficult to navigate, so it is important that survivors have resources to help them navigate from the point of diagnosis to beyond the moment when their treatment ends.

I hadn't been to the doctor in over two years, but now I was about to meet three new ones in less than a week.

My pain has persisted for years, and it could last forever. But it's a small price to pay to be cancer-free.

When you're fighting for your life, you shouldn't have to worry about going into debt because of cancer-related costs

When roles change over time, use your cancer super powers to help, says melanoma and breast cancer survivor Barbara Tako.

A fun-filled day turned into a stressful night, followed by an even more terrifying morning when I felt a lump

High cholesterol is a huge problem in America today, but are the statin drugs used to control high cholesterol potentially dangerous? Could these medications pose a health risk to cancer patients?

If an oncologist, infusion center nurse or any member of your medical team has asked you a question like that recently, you can thank Dr. Jimmie Holland, a pioneering psychiatrist who died Dec. 24 at the age of 89.

"I saw people in my life go through cancer, but seeing my daughter do it was devastating," he said.

Chemotherapy can aid in making a tumor “hot” – meaning that it attracts tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), which are linked to killing tumor cells – priming it to respond better to immunotherapy treatment.

Kevin unleashes his inner guilt for the benefit of you, gentle readers.

The Right-to-Try bill recently passed in the United States House of Representatives.

Tasigna (nilotinib) was granted Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, to be used in the first- and second-line setting for pediatric patients 1 year old or older who have Philadelphia chromosome–positive chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase (Ph+ CML-CP).

Take a look at how radiation therapy can impact the future health of your heart.

After a recent FDA approval for an additional dosing schedule option for Opdivo, patients must be educated on the potential side effects that may occur between prolonged visits.

In this episode, we’ll talk with founder Donna Deegan herself about the foundation and its efforts, as well as the foundation’s executive director Amanda Napolitano on how much they have raised so far, and we’ll hear from one very inspiring participant Hollis Youngner.

Watching your child go through cancer is difficult, but this mother explained how she stayed hopeful.

A recent study conducted at UCLA showed that nearly all patients with uveal melanoma reported having unmet psychologic and informational needs, especially in the few months following their diagnosis.

May we not focus on our differences, but focus on what we can do to offer a hand to any other woman and person in need.

We want to accomplish something. We want to love and be loved. We want to explore, achieve, stand out. Yet we will all die someday.

Cancer has taught me to be stoic when necessary, needy when appropriate and mindful at all times that the physical body is both fragile and resilient.

Celebrating milestones along a cancer journey is an important way to remember how far we've come. This post will offer ideas for your next celebration.

Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin), in combination with chemotherapy, was granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a frontline treatment option for patients with stage 3 or 4 classical Hodgkin lymphoma, according to the manufacturer of the drug, Seattle Genetics.

Since my cancer diagnosis at the age of 32, I put a little target on turning 40. It was more like a hope. I hoped I’d get the chance to celebrate being 40.

Cancer survivors need role models. Senator Mary Gordon Ellis (1890-1934) has inspired women in South Carolina for generations. Her ability to juggle cancer and life remains a beacon to all of us.