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Having faith and being patient in a field that is on the cusp of many wonderous things

Glioblastomas are difficult to treat, but researchers are hopeful that clinical trials will lead to new developments.

Amanda Bontempo, MS, RD, CSO, CDN, gives some tips for healthy eating. Join us on 4/18 at 1 PM for our tweetchat, with Bontempo as moderator, to discuss more nutrition.

6 things to help cancer survivors through loss of income.

Cancer survivor is happy to not be the center of so much attention and to move her own attention elsewhere after cancer.

When it rains it pours. These five words can be filled with so much meaning. These five words can be used to describe a lot of happenings in anyone’s life. Trying to avoid the cancer heartache works for a while but when you lift back the current, the fears and anxiety flood in like a heavy rain.

The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to Tecentriq as a frontline treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are not eligible for cisplatin chemotherapy.

ECAN’s mission is to save lives by making Americans aware that reflux disease can cause cancer, promoting early detection, supporting medical innovation to prevent, detect, treat and cure esophageal cancer and linking patients and families to compassionate support.

What do we do when we get a bad report from the oncologist? How do we cope? Here is one suggestion.

As survivors, sometimes we step outside our comfort zones to help groups that raise awareness about cancer along with funds for research. Representing survivorship at a Relay for Life event can be as important as donating funds or decorating luminaries.

Do I have cancer? Did I have cancer? I may have an answer.

Malignant tumors of the brain or spinal cord represent about 1 percent of all cancers. Michael Feuerstein, Ph.D., M.P.H., is among that small percentage.

Many survivors of Ewing sarcoma have few complications and long-term side effects later on, according to a recent study.

According to lead investigator Lillian L. Siu, M.D., the IDO1 inhibitor BMS-986205 had “best-in-class” activity for patients with advanced tumors in a phase 1/2a study.

Despite the incidence of breast cancer either holding steady or decreasing in other U.S. racial/ethnic groups, it has been increasing in Asian-American women for the past 25 years.

Finding normalcy after cancer.

Sometimes I’m referred to as a cancer "survivor," but I just don’t see myself as such.

Ed has bone marrow biopsy, and the results are surprising.

Immunotherapy showed improved survival benefits for stage 3 and 4 melanoma, but it came at a price of greater toxicity, according to a randomized, double-blind phase 3 study that compared 10 mg/kg Yervoy (ipilimumab) or a lower dose of the anti-CTLA-4 anticlonal antibody.

The USPSTF may be changing its stance on PSA screening for prostate cancer.

Androgen deprivation therapy, a popular treatment for prostate cancer, may have a link to dementia, according to a recent analysis.

What do you say when people remark to you that you look great or that there is no way you just had cancer or chemo?

Breast cancer survivor looks back and describes her radiation treatment and shares her tips.

Novel combinations may be on the rise for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma.

The PD-1 inhibitor, Opdivo, may be a promising option for patients with advanced anal cancer, according to a recent study.

Patients with early, HER2-positive breast cancer were found to be more likely to respond to the dual HER2-blockade, according to a recent study.

Offering love and support to a loved one going through cancer is one of the best ways to show you care.

We have all attributed a slip of the tongue or a forgetful moment to chemobrain and then laughed.