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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network updated their guidelines to state that Qinlock is the recommended second-line treatment for patients with Sutent-intolerant gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

An expert recommends that people who are anxious wait until the doctor’s office or clinic is open before clicking on the email that holds their test results.

Since I’ve become a patient and advocate, my social media algorithm now mostly shows cancer-related content. Here’s an open letter to said algorithm, or as I call it, “Algo.”

Here’s a look back at the cancer drugs that gained FDA approval in the winter of 2023.

Watch Isabel Octaviano, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss the nursing perspective to clinical trials during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Pre- and post-menopausal patients with locally advanced or metastatic ER+/HER2- breast cancer with an ESR1 mutation are eligible to participate in the next round of Fablyn’s upcoming clinical trial.

Exercise, from walking to running, allows patients to take control of their bodies at a time when things may feel out of reach during their cancer journey.

I’ve met too many people who were told that they were too young for cancer before being diagnosed.

I’m more than six years out from my myeloma diagnosis and realized that I’m capable of more than just surviving.

A new method of chemotherapy administration is being explored for certain solid cancers.

While I decided to tell friends, family and even TSA agents about my cancer, others are much more private about their diagnosis, and I wonder why.

Personalized medicine means not only more powerful drugs for cancers, but also more precise mechanisms that target the specific consequence of mutations and other alterations that drive cancer cell growth, sparing normal cells.

Many well-meaning people wanted to hug me after hearing of my rectal cancer diagnosis, but I’m not a very touchy person. So, loved ones supported me in other ways.

Triplet therapy demonstrates improved remission and survival rates, with manageable side effects for patients who are ineligible for transplant.

In part of the “Star Wars” saga, a character mentions that rebellions are built on hope. After being diagnosed with cancer, I’ve realized that the same is true for patients with the disease.

From Robin Roberts providing an update on her partner, Amber Laign’s “rough year” with breast cancer, to Kathy Griffin’s suspected cause of lung cancer, here’s what’s happening in the oncology space this week.

This approval is the first of its kind as a first-line systemic therapy for pediatric patients with low-grade gliomas of a specific mutation.

Here are a few ways I stay grounded throughout cancer.

A federal law now allows patients with cancer to review their test results as they become available; however, that instant access may cause some patients to have unnecessary concerns.

I’ve had three colonoscopies within five years and am still colorectal cancer-free.

Art therapy allows patients to figure out how to use art to access emotions and experiences and to externalize them, one expert said.

Even after my son survived cancer, I still had fears — and nightmares — of the worst.

Earlier treatment with Jakafi showed promise in both improving survival and symptom burden in certain patients with myelofibrosis, though physicians often delay Jakafi treatment.

Serious athletes may benefit from the training they did before diagnosis, but that doesn't mean it's too later for anyone to start movement during their cancer journey.

I've learned that with cancer, there’s a difference between cathartic venting (a natural stage of grief) and falling into a victim mindset.

An expert offers feasible tips on how patients with cancer can eat better — from incorporating quick and easy protein sources to effective supermarket shopping strategies.

My cancer support group was as important to my cure and healing as my oncologist and surgeon.

The phase 2 DESTINY-PanTumor02 trial included patients with HER2-expressing solid tumors such as bladder, pancreatic and rare tumors.