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Many questions still remain in the treatment of localized bladder cancer, like which patients are best suited to receive neoadjuvant (pre-surgery) chemotherapy – a procedure that could be beneficial to many, but comes with increased toxicity.

A little smiling action, as opposed to frowning or grimacing, might just help combat the cancer fears and maybe even make you feel a bt better, too.

Words matter when you talk about cancer.

July is UV Safety Awareness Month. See three tips on how to protect yourself from harmful UV rays, which are the leading cause of skin cancer.

Has anyone thought about a career change since having cancer?

Researchers from Duke Cancer Institute in Durham, North Carolina, developed a genetically modified poliovirus to attack the rare but aggressive brain cancer by directly injecting the virus into the tumor.

Can cancer actually lift an individual out of the "rabbit hole" of despair?

A national survey demonstrated shared feelings across all blood cancer types about treatment options and their side effects, as well as other social, financial and emotional aspects.

In spending so many hours online, I came to see that much of what I was reading was opinions and, in fact, not facts at all.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a priority review to Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of previously treated patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

The FDA approved Opdivo plus Yervoy to treat a certain subset of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

While celebrating the Fourth of July, perhaps it is time to celebrate our independence from cancer fears as well.

The majority of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients who are diagnosed with cancer are expected to live past the five-year mark, though survival and health outcomes seem to differ by disease type, according to recent research published in the journal Cancer.

This Laughter Yoga teacher explains the power of the breath in our health and healing.

What you do matters, even in the waiting room of the oncologist's office.

In a recent survey, researchers from the University of Colorado Denver found a variety of predictors that affect caregiver burden, and how psychological resilience and future interventions can help.

Words I use to describe myself include "survivor, activist, teacher, superhero geek and cat dad." Inspiration? Not a word in my top ten.

Five leading cancer organizations came together to establish four steps that patients of all malignancies can turn to as they navigate their experience.

How do you stay positive when surrounded by death and dying?

PARP inhibitors have made for new and exciting treatment options for ovarian cancer, but there is still much more work to be done, according to Dennis J. Slamon, M.D., Ph.D.

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring JENNI CHANG, B.S.N., RN, OCN [VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA]

As the field of lung cancer continues to evolve, here are some of the key discussions patients should have with their health care team, according to one expert.

Summertime presents challenges for women affected by breast cancer. Body image often suffers if a woman hasn't come to terms with her new appearance.

Since its classification in 1994, the prognosis for patients diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) was generally poor; however, survival rates have nearly doubled thanks to improvements in the treatment landscape over the past 10 years.

How we imagine our future may influence our health and healing.

Robert Louis Stevenson's poem, "My Shadow" reminds this cancer survivor about her diagnosis.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor reflects on recovering from her cancer experiences.