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“It was frustrating always being the youngest one in the waiting room, combined with the fact that there is just not a lot of data on this population. So, we are forced to make decisions in the absence of hard data. It’s frustrating to know that we’re the neglected cohort of the disease,” Petrides said.

The famous philosopher Nietzsche once said, “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”

Treatment decisions are not always easy, but this is one I don't regret making.

Chronic pain is a serious side effect of many cancer treatments. Medical marijuana is currently being suggested as an alternative option to traditional opioid medications.

Even people with health insurance may face financial toxicity as they try to stay on top of medical bills and other disease-related costs.

At this year's Annual ASH Meeting & Exposition, eight people were recognized as MPN Heroes, and, new this year, a ninth individual was honored as the program’s first Canadian MPN Champion - all for their commitment to the individual and commitment to the broader MPN community.

The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation is dedicated to addressing the psychological needs of children and families with childhood cancer. It also aims to educate health care providers about potential psychosocial effects of a diagnosis.

Two-time cancer survivor offers ways to reduce clutter during the holidays and beyond.

A supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Rubraca (rucaparib), a PARP inhibitor, has been granted a priority review by the Food and Drug Administration.

Key takeaways from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN)’s Patient Advocacy Summit reveal progress made toward improving survivorship care and planning, and identify opportunities for improvement.

The FDA has granted Avastin (bevacizumab) a full approval for the treatment of adult patients with glioblastoma who progressed following prior therapy, according to Genentech, the manufacturer of the VEGF inhibitor.

Organizations offer free services and goods for patients with cancer.

Patient Advocacy Summit brings together advocacy organizations and other key stakeholders to share ideas about how to improve survivors’ quality of life.

A study finds that patients often turn to the internet for information regarding their cancer diagnosis, but more often than not, they still rely on healthcare providers in their decision-making process.

Longer time in between pre- and postoperative chemotherapy may be associated with significantly worse survival outcomes in women with ovarian cancer.

The notion then, that disease outcome (whether you live or die) determines if you are a survivor is therefore erroneous.

At the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN)’s Patient Advocacy Summit – a meeting designed to share best practices for survivorship planning care among advocacy organizations – Yelak Biru shared his story of survivorship, and how he has been able to integrate multiple myeloma into his life for more than two decades.

Learning to accept the physical changes breast cancer creates is often difficult, but doable. It takes time to learn to embrace change but doing so is beneficial to well being.

During cancer treatment, patients lose a lot of things, but one thing that’s constantly noticed is hair loss.

Treatment options for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer continue to expand, especially after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Nerlynx (neratinib) earlier in 2017 and the more recent priority review designation of Perjeta (pertuzumab).

During his career doing humanitarian work in the Middle East and central Asia, Len Rodgers has been no stranger to adversity. In 1967, he and his family were evacuated from Lebanon during the Six-Day War. “I’ve seen just about every Middle East war since,” Rodgers says. But in 2003, he faced his biggest battle yet.

Hotel Keys of Hope offers patients discounted or free hotel rooms to ease travel for cancer care.

Many pharmaceutical companies provide assistance for medications that patients desperately need.

After tracking the progress of about 20 patients with brain cancer who used cannabis, a neuro-oncologist found that the substance caused them no harm, had few side effects and did not interfere with conventional treatments.

To offset an increased risk for serious side effects, patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia say they prefer a substantial increase in progression-free survival in order to accept this negative treatment attribute.

A researcher discusses the exciting times surrounding the development of novel agents designed to treat multiple myeloma.

Imagine being diagnosed at the age of 21 as a never-smoking individual and college athlete.

Adolescents and young adults need not face cancer’s financial burden alone.