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Sexual and gender minorities are not receiving the same standard of clinical care as other patients with cancer.

This article outlines three areas where LGBTQ patients and their caregivers may face challenges and how the Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs (CCCP) can address these needs. Written by Dr. Amari Pearson- Fields, the former Comprehensive Cancer Program Director for Washington DC.

A look at a survivor's survivorship appointment.

Patients with the aggressive blood cancer can turn to immunotherapies like CAR-T cell therapy when disease recurs or becomes resistant.

A heartwarming story reminds one cancer survivor about the good people in the world that sometimes feels overwhelmingly negative.

Treatment for patients with bladder cancer is moving away from VEGF-targeted therapies toward immune checkpoint inhibition, according to one expert.

When people think of caregivers, they often think of adults taking care of their elderly family members, but that is not the reality for many adolescents and young people who are forced into distressful situations when loved ones are diagnosed with cancer.

This time around, newfound joy and passion have added a different layer to Scanxiety.

From the first child born to a patient with cancer from an egg matured in a lab to women with breast cancer taking to the runway for New York Fashion Week, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

The Clinical Treatment Act was created to expand clinical trial access to patients insured by Medicaid.

A cancer survivor discusses the ongoing emotional roller coaster ride of cancer survivorship.

Anyone who wants to enroll in a clinical trial should first weigh all the details. Patients should ask key questions like these before signing up.

A man with breast cancer looks at diet, data and breast density in relation to how he got his cancer.

It’s important to match therapies to goals and fitness when treating older patients diagnosed with cancer.

MK-6482 demonstrated an objective response rate of 24% among patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to study findings presented at the 2020 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

The Food and Drug Administration granted a priority review to the new drug application for lurbinectedin to treat patients with small cell lung cancer.

On every cancer journey we need a strong support group to provide strength, acceptance and love — for one patient with cancer their spouse stepped into that role and beyond.

After five years of follow-up, treatment with Opdivo in those with previously treated advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma induced superior survival outcomes.

More than 50% of patients with previously untreated advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma were alive at 42 months after being treated with Opdivo plus Yervoy.

Hair loss, a common side effect of some chemo drugs, affects us all in different ways. Yet when hair grows back differently, it becomes a reminder of the changes that come with a diagnosis of cancer.

The Food and Drug Administration granted a final approval to pemfexy, a branded alternative chemotherapy injection for patients with advanced or metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer, potentially offering them a cheaper treatment option in the future.

The Opioid epidemic is a concern for all of us but especially for those struggling with extreme cancer-related pain.

The combination of Padcev plus Keytruda induced a high rate of durable objective response rates in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.

A cancer survivor often contemplates which is the lesser of two evils – cancer or treatment?

Words of courage from a friend who knows that "getting through" may not be the point.

From thousands of patients with breast cancer told to be re-checked after a surgeon performed botched surgeries to three young brothers receiving the same eye cancer diagnosis, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

It’s no surprise that patients with cancer might become depressed, but now researchers say depression could precede a diagnosis. Here’s what you should know about the link between these two conditions.

Gratitude is my ultimate coping tool for managing my cancer survivorship.

Children with higher birth weight and body mass index, as well as taller height, are at a greater risk of developing renal cell carcinoma later in life, according to new study findings.

HPV and Anal cancer are associated with one another, here's what you need to know.