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This combined treatment, which includes bendamustine, ofatumumab, carboplatin and etoposide, may serve as an effective bridge to stem cell transplantation.

Patients with myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) may benefit from this combination treatment if they are in the accelerated or blast phase of the disease.

Patients with lung cancer should take all recommended precautions against COVID-19, but they must also keep up with their cancer care, doctors advise.

Recalling my double mastectomy for breast cancer treatment and the strange experience it altogether was.

A new report from the Cancer Support Community shows that extra attention is needed from patient providers to address financial toxicity.

In order to create a better treatment landscape for geriatric patients with cancer, patients need to be involved in the process in order to shape personalized interventions.

Heather Badt, CSC’s Executive Director of the Research & Training Institute, recently shared her personal perspective as a former patient and caregiver with CURE® and expanded on how those who care for loved ones with cancer often face their own unique challenges and require specialized resources themselves

Handling our emotions is often not the forte for men, but after pushing myself to join the Gilda's Club for cancer survivors, I found an emotional lifeline that let me process everything that came with cancer.

Bonnie Addario, a 16-year lung cancer survivor, shares a message of hope and invites you to ‘The Living Room.’

CURE® spoke with Dr. David Cooke, on behalf of the American Lung Association, on addressing racial disparities in lung cancer screening and care.

On social media, CURE® recently asked its readers to share what first steps they took after they received their cancer diagnosis and if there were any resources that they found particularly helpful.

To gain a better understanding of the issues faced by geriatric patients with cancer, and to determine how much of a role nutrition plays in outcomes, Dr. Grant Williams, a geriatrician oncologist and assistant professor at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, worked with colleagues to create a patient-reported assessment tool that bridges the knowledge gap in this patient population.

Physical and mental changes from your cancer treatment will be a natural occurrence, so don't take it personally.

Topline results from the phase 3 PROTECTIVE-2 study demonstrated that plinabulin in combination with Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) significantly improved the prevention of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, compared to the standard of care alone.

Among patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, several groups were found to receive chemotherapy less often compared with White patients. They included Black, older and uninsured patients as well as those with nonprivate health insurance.

This treatment, which included dexamethasone, high-dose cytarabine and cisplatin, was well tolerated in this patient population, although longer-term follow-up is needed to see if the benefit persists.

Nothing ever really ends, even when the treatment journey has wrapped up the memories of cancer are everywhere.

A retrospective study of patients with COVID-19 showed that those with cancer were not more likely to experience severe symptoms or death due to the virus than those without cancer. Rather, only age and obesity were associated with poor COVID-19 outcomes.

Nutrition is a vital aspect for patients with cancer, and malnutrition is a concern that must be tracked through the cancer journey.

No matter how great the support system, care center or caregiver, it's nearly impossible for patients with cancer to fully share their experiences with those that don't understand. Which is why it's so important for patients to find peers to discuss their cancer with.

By 2040, experts predict there will be more than 26 million cancer survivors in America. Based on findings from several studies, these survivors can expect to spend large portions of their lives managing the disease’s effect on their physical and mental well-being.

A cancer survivor talks about how to cut yourself some slack during these eventful and troubled times.

As some workplaces begin to head back to the office, it's important for patients with cancer and cancer survivors to understand the laws that protect them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new photography book showcases survivors with messages of inspiration.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the combination of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) with chemotherapy for patients with locally recurrent unresectable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who have a PD-L1 expression.

“The concept that people have sometimes is that they put doctors on a pedestal, which is fine,” Bud Green said. And they somehow think that all doctors are kind of the same, and they're all as good. And I think that they need to see that different specialties look at things from a different perspective.

From AstraZeneca announcing that it’s blood cancer drug Calquence is not effective for patients with COVID-19 to a street artist using a lab pipette to create a painting representing cancer out of 50,000 dots of paint, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.

Finding cancer may be easier now, as blood tests are being developed to diagnose patients with asymptomatic cancer.

Findings from this analysis determined that diet may not affect survival, which may lead to a stronger focus on exercise at the start of first-line treatment for metastatic disease.

When we get cancer all the attention is focused on us, but the demands of caregiving can leave behind family and loved ones that need attention as well. Especially our children.