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Cancer terminology isn't always easy to understand but in this post, hopefully you'll understand two of them much better.

Why the proverb, "you should never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes" is true for both cancer patients and survivors.

Dewayne Johnson is the first of hundreds of patients to take Monsanto to trial, claiming that Roundup caused them to get cancer. His case will be seen even sooner than others because in California dying plaintiffs can be given expedited trials.

A cancer survivor discusses balance, courage and confidence.

I’m writing to say how much I missed you this Father’s Day. It’s hard to believe that it’s been eight years since I told you how much you mean to me in person. And to think you were so worried about my breast cancer recurring; the thought that your only child and mother of your granddaughters might suffer a long and painful death – as did your own mother – before you died yourself.

Researchers identified six gene variations that play an important role in the treatment and surveillance of children with medulloblastoma, for which they developed screening and counseling recommendations.

Part one in a three part series about my trip to Chicago for HealtheVoices 2018

While getting old and being ill can both cause a person to slow down, they are not the same thing.

For many years, breast cancer survivors have focused their hope on the number five. With the help of their oncologists, they've taken a big sip of this medical Kool aid. But are we hoping in an untruth? This survivor shares her perspective.

I usually got the infections first, so my oncologist loaded me up with antibiotics and off I went. She knows that not going would cause such a depression that I would be worse.

My final part in a series about my experiences at Relay for Life 2018.

Study findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology showed that once-daily aspirin use can increase the risk of melanoma in men — nearly double that of men who do not use aspirin each day.

Lynch syndrome – a hereditary condition that increases a person’s risk for developing several types of cancer – is common among people with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) tumors, linking it to several new cancer types, according to large genomic study results presented at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

Pain management or cost management? Which local surgical anesthetic will your hospital use?

Age shouldn't be a determining factor in giving a patient with melanoma immunotherapy. In fact, one study found that older patients actually do better on checkpoint blockades.

Maybe Father's Day is a good day to encourage the men we care for to have those important checkups.

In the Keynote-042 trial, researchers found a four- to eight-month overall survival benefit among patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which was correlated with higher levels of PD-L1 expression, however, further study is warranted.

The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with refractory primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), or those who have relapsed after 2 or more prior lines of therapy.

You may have noticed I haven’t posted a blog lately. It could only mean one of two things: I ran out of things to say or, it’s gardening season. As my family is sure to attest, the former is impossible.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a combination of Avastin (bevacizumab) plus the chemotherapy agents carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by Avastin alone, for the treatment of patients with advanced ovarian cancer who have had surgical resection.

Part two of three in a series about my experiences at Relay for Life 2018

Sometimes breast cancer invites us to look closely at our own bodies the way we might look at famous nudes. Creating visual art can be therapeutic, whether it involves photography or digital. Watercolors, sketches and collages could be empowering, too.

Nearly 20 percent of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) survivors reported using cannabis, not just to ease physical and emotional side effects, but in the hopes that it would help treat their cancer, according to patient survey results presented at the 2018 of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

The application is seeking approval for GARDASIL 9 to be used in women and men aged 27 to 45 years for the prevention of certain cancers and diseases caused by the nine human papillomavirus (HPV) types covered by the vaccine.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of certain patients with cervical cancer.

In a presentation at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting, researchers from Kaiser Permanente also found that women were almost twice as likely to die from the disease compared with non-cancer deaths.

Breast cancer survivor grieves the loss of her mom to metastatic breast cancer and considers how she keeps deceased loved ones in her heart.