The 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.
The 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.
Ferdinandos Skoulidis, M.D., Ph.D. highlights potential treatment options for KRAS-mutated lung cancer and explores developments in biomarker research in other areas in the field.
The 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.
In 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.
Smartphones and fitness trackers could serve an unmet need when it comes to valuable patient-reported symptoms, improving long-term monitoring of people who are going through cancer treatment.
Donwsizing to a smaller living space means this survivor has to decide what to keep and what to give away. Rather than keep too many belongings, she writes in her journal and takes photographs to preserve memories.
Throughout our cancer journey there will be many losses. There will also be some gifts. Focusing on the gifts in times of sadness may help us process pain.
Hosted by comedian, actor and star of “Everybody Loves Raymond” Ray Romano, the 11th Annual Comedy Celebration raised $600,000 to support the work of the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF).
One caregiver grapples with the consequences of her sister's terminal cancer diagnosis.
A cancer caregiver reflects on a time when all seemed lost.
Through its Centers of Excellence program, the MDS Foundation helps patients get appointments with leading experts from around the world.
In a race to raise funds and awareness, winners of the Team Draft Super Bowl Challenge have the chance to make a difference and get a seat at the Big Game.
CURE 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).
Musella’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.
Remission may put an end to the disease, but it does not always stop the feeling of being lost.
There 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.
Checkpoint 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).
A breast cancer survivor ponders the dangers in a drink.
A young cancer survivor shares insight on what it was like being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and how she deals in day-to-day life.
A group of researchers are working to determine whether more of these melanomas would be detected, and diagnosed earlier, if hairdressers were taught to recognize them.
A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology evaluated the impact of time between melanoma diagnosis and surgery on the survival of people with stage 1 to stage 3 cutaneous melanoma.
The Rapunzel Project is dedicated to spreading the word about hair-preserving treatments for patients undergoing chemotherapy.
When combined with other regimens in the treatment of patients with bladder cancer, immunotherapy has been shown to be beneficial, according to Arjun Balar, M.D.
Christmas can be a real challenge when going through cancer. Aside from the financial burden that may limit the number of boxes under the tree, the emotional burden can dampen what is usually a happy and cheerful time of year.
The variety of treatment options now available for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — including checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies — presents challenges in choosing the right treatment plan.
My sister was told about hair loss many times at the beginning of treatment, but the magnitude of being bald didn't hit her until the hair started coming out.
Breast cancer survivor thinks through her decision about a prophylactic double mastectomy after new genetic test results show a significant risk of recurrence.
The CLL Society is a nonprofit organization that serves the CLL community by offering a platform for patients and caregivers to receive education and support, as well as information on cutting-edge research and treatment options.
