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Facing the Responsibilities of the New Year
December 29th 2017The new year impacts breast cancer survivors in a vastly different ways than it does most people. Our resolutions, especially health-related resolutions, can be detrimental to our health if we don't keep them. This survivor shares her own chagrin at failing to keep some promises.
3-D Simulation Helps Patients See Radiation Therapy Plan Firsthand
December 29th 2017The Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT™) system, originally designed to teach medical students and physicians about administering radiation therapy, is being used to explain to people who have prostate cancer what their treatment will look like.
Foundation Continues Legacy to 'Never Give Up'
December 29th 2017The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve victory over cancer. Since its start in 1993, the V Foundation has awarded over $200 million in cancer research grants nationwide and has grown to become one of the premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research funds.
Foundation for Women's Cancer Fights to End Clinical Trial Crisis
December 29th 2017In recent years, the number of available gynecologic cancer clinical trials has gone down. The Foundation for Women's Cancer educates women about the trials that are available, and encourages them speak up publicly about the need for more.
CURE Media Group Partners with the Lung Cancer Foundation of America
December 28th 2017CURE Media Group, the nation’s leading digital and print media enterprise dedicated to patients and survivors of cancer, has expanded its Strategic Alliance Partnership (SAP) Program by uniting with the Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA).
Foundation Aims For Virtual Trial Registry to Help Patients With Brain Cancer Get Drugs Sooner
December 28th 2017Musella’s plan for the Brain Tumor Virtual Trial Registry is to get patients access to more drugs at a faster pace, while collecting treatment and efficacy information that can later be used by oncologists across the country to treat others.
As Targeted Treatments Multiply, it's Crucial to Identify the Mutations Driving Lung Cancers
December 27th 2017There are a host of treatments available for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) these days, and for patients, perhaps the most crucial step in choosing one is to make sure a pathologist genetically sequences the tumor, so that doctors will know which mutations are driving the cancer.
Will Immunotherapy and Radiation Be Combined in Lung Cancer Treatment?
December 27th 2017Checkpoint inhibitors continue to show promise in the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but researchers are now exploring the efficacy of these agents when combined with radiation therapy (RT).