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Research presented at ASCO shows late effects of childhood cancer treatment lessening.

It is my five-year breast cancer anniversary and I will celebrate because I am here.

When melanoma metastacizes, the lymph node to which it has spread is typically removed. But what if micrometastases are found in other nearby lymph nodes? Should patients undergo a complete dissection, or removal, of all the nodes in the area?

Removing lymph nodes in the neck before they are affected by oral squamous cell cancer is a life-saving measure and should be adopted as a new standard in treating the disease, according to the results of a phase 3 study.

Adding the targeted drug Imbruvica to a standard combination treatment reduced the risk of disease progression by 80 percent compared with the standard combination alone in patients with pretreated CLL or SLL.

Data from a new report that shows compelling information on physicians who use Twitter, types of cancer, and ways to assess integrity.

By adding the targeted drug Ibrance to the hormonal drug Faslodex, women with previously treated hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer delayed disease progression by more than five months.

I returned from Mayo about 10 days ago and my ‘scanxiety' has been finally ameliorated.

Patients with relapsed indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma who took the anti-CD20 agent Gazyva with Treanda, rather than Treanda alone, doubled their time until further disease progression during the phase 3 GADOLIN study.

Patients with heavily pretreated colorectal cancer who harbored genetic defects in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) experienced high response rates when treated with the PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in a recent study.

The immunotherapy Opdivo (nivolumab) has been shown to convey an overall survival (OS) benefit superior to that offered by the chemotherapy docetaxel in both nonsquamous and squamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab), in a recent study, proved twice as effective for the treatment of head and neck cancer as Erbitux (cetuximab), the only targeted therapy indicated as a therapy for the disease.

This month marks my second anniversary of being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, an event that profoundly changed my view of life and death.

In a new study, weight training was shown to help stave off deterioration of physical function in breast cancer survivors, conferring a benefit twice that of women in a control group.

Aug. 27, 2000, started as an ordinary day for Dellann Elliott Mydland. She and her husband Chris Elliott and their two children, then 5 and 8 years old, had just finished up a weekend at their cabin and were preparing to relax by the grill at home.

2015 started off with a bang, with a focus on brain cancer patients and new treatment options for recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM).

A breast cancer survivor shares ways she copes with fear of recurrence while waiting for her latest mammogram results.

Mending from cancer and its treatment takes time. It's not always easy to let your body set the pace for recovery.

Herceptin has been one of the most remarkable breakthroughs in treating breast cancer — but it can cause cardiac issues.

It's been 17 years since my diagnosis of stage 3a non–small cell lung cancer. I can remember that moment as if it was yesterday.

Twenty strokes signaled that there was trouble, though no one would have suspected a tumor.

We spend so much time making it look like we've got it all covered, when in reality, things are unraveling just below the surface. Maybe that's OK.

Early action to diagnose and treat lymphedema after breast cancer treatment can reverse this side effect or prevent it from becoming more severe.

Significant strides have been made in the treatment of patients with immunotherapies and targeted therapies. However, determining which therapies are best for which patients and how to treat patients who don't respond or stop responding to these new therapies is still a challenge.

The best gift a friend can offer to someone who is ill is quiet comfort and support.

Caregiver Choices is a resource for all those who find themselves in the role of caregiver for someone who has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

If you are like most people who have recently been diagnosed with cancer, you might be asking the unanswerable question, along with a few others: What will happen to me? What will my life be like? Will I be changed?

The combination of multiparametric MRI with a fusion-guided biopsy (MRI plus ultrasound) was more effective at detecting aggressive prostate cancer compared with either procedure alone.

To restore strength, endurance and vitality, make rehabilitation part of your cancer treatment.

Cancer survivors are looking for ways to improve their quality of life, even five years after diagnosis.