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Minnesota Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s Cancer Returned, A Three-time Survivor Plans to Bike 100 Miles and More
From the recurrence of congressman Jim Hagedorn’s kidney cancer to a 100-mile bike race for charity, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.
The Toughest Race of His Life
More than nine hours of surgery to remove a rare form of bone cancer in the his hip and leg forced Colin Jackson to relearn how to do simple tasks. Months later, he crossed the finish line of a marathon.
A Challenge to Chew On: Eating and Drinking After Cancer Treatment
For some cancer survivors, eating and drinking can become difficult, if not impossible, after treatment.
Yoga Could Help Cancer Survivors Sleep Better
Yoga and cognitive behavioral therapy should be recommended for cancer survivors who are struggling with sleep.
Radiation Therapy in Skin Cancer
Patients with skin cancer who are treated with radiation therapy as an alternative to surgery tend to experience effective results thanks to advanced technologies, according to an expert at the CURE® Educated Patient® Skin Cancer Summit.
Debunking the Phrases 'Cancer Fighter' and 'Warrior'
A cancer survivor confesses that he feels mislabeled by the words “fighter” and “warrior” when used in reference to his journey.
Turning Chemotherapy Into Comedy
In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a cancer survivor explains how she took a lighthearted and comedic approach to her cancer treatment process and went on to create a coloring book based on the funny thoughts she had.
Alcohol-Cancer Link Needs More Recognition
Most people surveyed knew about the link between alcohol and liver cancer, but far fewer knew that drinking could increase breast cancer risk, too.
Rapid Evolution in Melanoma Treatment Landscape Over Past Decade Has Significantly Benefitted Patients, Expert Says
Patients with melanoma are living longer than ever before and some, according to an expert from the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, are even getting cured or achieving long-term remissions thanks to developments in the treatment landscape.
ESMO 2020: Phase 3 CheckMate 649 Trial
ASCO GI 2021: Phase 2 TASCO1 Trial
Patients Should Ask Their Providers About Clinical Trial Results
Results demonstrating the efficacy of Bavencio highlight the importance of incorporating recent clinical trial successes into the treatment conversation.
Why Cancer Survivors Cannot Always Be Positive
A cancer survivor describes how frustrating it can be to experience toxic positivity.
VA Adds Bladder Cancer as Potential Effect of Agent Orange Exposure
Agent Orange exposure impacted millions of U.S. military personnel during the Vietnam War. The chemical may have led to bladder cancer diagnoses later in life.
Ibrance Is Well Tolerated in African American Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer and Benign Ethnic Neutropenia
African American women with benign ethnic neutropenia had clinical benefit with Ibrance (palbociclib) in combination with endocrine therapy to treat advanced breast cancer.
World of Contributions
"Whereas scientific and organizational developments have been landmarks for Dr. Hirsch, his care for patients has always been in the center and, as a cancer survivor himself, he will always have patient care at the forefront."
Prescribed Topical Treatments May Minimize Scarring for Patients with Skin Cancer
Topical treatments may lead to little to no scarring in patients with surface-level skin cancer, but patient characteristics, time of year, tumor characteristics and cost determine course of action.
Summer Breeze
A caregiver explains how she and her daughter soaked up as much joy as possible during the few hours her daughter felt close to normal after breast cancer treatment.
WHO Publishes New Cervical Cancer Guidelines
Pap tests should be replaced by more accurate HPV DNA tests, the organization says.
Impacting Communities Around Her as a Patient and Nurse
A doctor describes a nurse that he recruited for his own practice while she was receiving treatment for breast cancer.
An Oncology Nurse’s ‘Tremendous Impact on My Quality of Life’
A patient with lung cancer details her experience with her certified registered nurse practitioner who has been her guiding light even when she feels guilty about smoking for so long.
Use of Fertility Drugs Not Associated With Increased Breast Cancer Risk
There is no need for concern of breast cancer for women using fertility drugs to become pregnant, according to recent research.
The Rise of a ‘Rare But Increasingly Common’ Skin Cancer
As rates of merkel cell carcinoma increase, patients should be aware of the risk factors and symptoms of this skin cancer.
Avastin-Novel Therapy Combo Induces Durable Responses in Subgroup of Patients With Ovarian Cancer
The combination may offer patients with recurrent, platinum-agnostic ovarian cancer a more effective, non-platinum-based treatment option.
Trimodality Treatment Including Keytruda May Provide Non-Surgical Treatment Option for Subset of Bladder Cancer
Keytruda plus gemcitabine and higher doses of radiotherapy showed promising efficacy and safety results in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
An Oncology Nurse That Does It All
A clinical office practice nurse embraces the positive with her patients and strives for improved outcomes, even when it may not seem possible.
Incredible Hero Without A Cape
"Although Carolyn loved her role as a navigator, she realized she could help patients with lung cancer with a screening program to help with earlier detection."
FDA Fast Tracks Drug to Treat MCL
The Food and Drug Administration granted a breakthrough therapy designation to a new drug that can be used to treat patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
Meeting Charise and The Grace Project
A woman who underwent surgery for breast cancer shares a transformative experience in which she posed for a photographer who documented her mastectomy scars.
NPR’s Ina Jaffe Shared Her Breast Cancer Journey, Couple Moves Up Their Wedding After Cancer Diagnosis and More
From Ina Jaffe’s breast cancer news to a couple moving up their wedding due to a cancer diagnosis, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.