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My Passion is to Make a Difference for Patients Facing Cancer
July 25th 2019Through volunteer work and participating in the “Road to Recovery” program as a driver with the American Cancer Society, one survivor found the perfect outlet to cope with the emotional side of healing after chemo treatments.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Tazemetostat for Epithelioid Sarcoma
July 25th 2019The Food and Drug Administration granted a priority review to a new drug application for the accelerated approval of tazemetostat to treat metastatic or locally advanced epithelioid sarcoma not eligible for curative surgery.
Cancer Astronaut: Adjusting to the "Gravity Shift" in Life After Cancer
July 24th 2019An online ad prompted one survivor to reflect upon the question, "Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut?" At least one aspect of being an astronaut would be better than adapting to life after cancer: a debriefing is provided at the conclusion of the voyage.
FDA Asks Allergan to Voluntarily Recall Breast Implants to Protect Against Rare Cancer
July 24th 2019The Food and Drug Administration has requested that the manufacturer voluntarily recall certain breast implants and tissue expanders from the market to protect women from risks such as breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
FDA Approves Biosimilar Ruxience: Here's What You Need to Know
July 24th 2019With the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Ruxience, a biosimilar to Rituxan, patients with certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia may have improved access to a more affordable treatment option.
FDA Approves Rituxan Biosimilar to Treat Blood Cancers
July 23rd 2019The Food and Drug Administration approved Ruxience (rituximab-pvvr), a biosimilar to Rituxan (rituximab), for the treatment of certain adult patients with CD20-positive B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and those with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Cancer Survivors and Partial Remission: If Only We Could Freeze Time
July 18th 2019There are times in our cancer journey – and in life – when we want to “freeze time.” I am only in temporary remission, and eventually will have to go back on chemo again. This time it will likely be a new one with unknown consequences.