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As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE spoke with Sarah Miretti Cassidy, director of external affairs at Cancer Hope Network, about the importance of support following a lung cancer diagnosis.

As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE spoke with Sarah Miretti Cassidy, director of external affairs at Cancer Hope Network, about the psychosocial effects of a lung cancer diagnosis.

As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE spoke with Sarah Miretti Cassidy, director of external affairs at Cancer Hope Network, about support for caregivers of patients with lung cancer.

As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE spoke with Sarah Miretti Cassidy, from Cancer Hope Network, about seeking support for patients who may be nearing end of life, as well as support for family and friends after a loved one has passed.

“It’s important for patients to be educated on (next-generation sequencing), because the more we know about a patient’s cancer, the better we can design a personalized treatment plan,” says an expert.

While wandering around an outdoor art exhibit, I found a sculpture that really spoke to my cancer experience.

The results, according to the study authors, may highlight a bigger issue related to structural racism in health care.

Patients with stage 3 colon cancer who consume processed meat or unprocessed red meat after receiving their diagnosis may not be at an increased risk for cancer recurrence or death.

When my late wife was diagnosed with BRCA2-related triple-negative breast cancer, I realized how important medical literacy is for patients and their loved ones.

Here are some key takeaways from the CURE® Educated Patient® Multiple Myeloma Summit.

After surviving cancer and the many bad days that come with a diagnosis, voice actor Rob Paulsen noted that he had a newfound sense of empathy that helped him out of some of his darkest days.

As a melanoma advocate, I realized that people of color often are not included in research or properly understand their risks for skin cancer. Here’s what I’m doing to change that.

From liver cancer survivor planning to run the upcoming Boston Marathon with his organ donor to a common HIV drug showing promise in treating colorectal cancer, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.

Watch Dr. Cesar Rodriguez, of the Multiple Myeloma Program at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discuss upcoming FDA approvals in the space, during the CURE Educated Patient Multiple Myeloma Summit.

A phase 2 trial will investigate LTX-315 in patients with basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer.

The presence of cancer in the lymph nodes may not be the strongest indicator of the need for adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer, according to recent study results.

I have a lipoma on my back, and since I’m worried about both the aesthetics and potential malignancy of the fatty tumor, I’ve decided to have it removed.

The first patient was dosed in an early-phase trial evaluating the investigational cell therapy DeTIL-0255 for the treatment of advanced ovarian, cervical and endometrial cancer.

Watch Dr. Sham Mailankody, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discuss CAR and BiTE therapy, during the CURE Educated Patient Multiple Myeloma Summit.

Researchers have treated the first patient in the PRECISION 1 trial with Fyarro to assess the drug’s efficacy across several endpoints including survival among more than 100 patients with solid tumors that exhibit certain genetic alterations.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a huge surge in the use of telemedicine for cancer care, but now as the pandemic is slowing down, an expert said that there are certain times when telemedicine will do, while other situations warrant an in-person visit with the doctor.

Going through the COVID-19 pandemic with a cancer diagnosis made me feel jittery, and I know that many others felt the same way, too.

An upcoming phase 2 study will explore if the transdermal (through the skin) delivery of a drug commonly used to treat nausea and vomiting will result in no nausea, no vomiting and no use of rescue medicines in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy.

Watch Dr. Saad Z. Usmani, Dr. Ben Marcus and Stan Wagner discuss their participation in the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma program, during the CURE Educated Patient Multiple Myeloma Summit.

The plan is to assess the safety and efficacy of the genetically engineered cell therapy alongside high-dose chemotherapy and blood stem cell transplantation in approximately 150 patients with lymphoma.

Monumental treatment advancements over the past two decades have given patients with thyroid cancer the ability to live longer and better lives, according to an expert from Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Institute. However, more work is needed to find curative treatments.

After being diagnosed with cancer, I scoured the internet for ways to live as long as possible and found some helpful tips and not-so-helpful “cures.”

“Combination therapy with (Opdivo) plus (Yervoy) warrants further studies in the preoperative setting for patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma, which could transform the role of immunotherapy from palliative treatment in the metastatic setting to curative treatment in localized disease,” the study authors wrote.