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Studies have shown that African American women tend to have worse outcomes after ovarian cancer surgery than their white counterparts.

The pharmaceutical company Clovis Oncology filed a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the FDA for their drug Rubraca (rucaparib) to be used as maintenance therapy for patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy.

Although hospitals can be like a second home, there is really no place like home

Before I was diagnosed, I had my share of illnesses, but none that slowed me down like cancer could.

Cancer survivors need to be alert to side effects from chemotherapy.

Seven-year cancer survivor shares tips to help you get through cancer.

In an interview with CURE, Ruben Mesa, M.D., director, UT Health San Antonio Cancer Center, shed light on these recent updates in PV and ET, and discussed the proper therapeutic management of these diseases.

A more personalized approach is needed in treatment plans for patients with stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to Thomas A. Hensing, M.D.

The goal of the Dempsey Center is to help all who were touched by cancer.

9 tips for better communication, taken from guidelines devised for oncologists.

Hello, life-affirming positivity!

Patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma should be given individualized treatment approaches guided by the biology of their disease, frailty of the patient and other comorbidities, said Natalie S. Callander, M.D., who presented on the topic at the NCCN 12th Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies in San Francisco, California.

A rant on one of the many things cancer took from me...

It may have been a “quiet disease," but we just turned up the volume.

The struggle to not lose yourself in cancer if hard enough, but doing it while caregiving has its own set of complexities.

Pretending to have breasts when you don't isn't healthy. Learn how one survivor compares her life to a famous actress.

Wind-fueled wildfires in California’s wine country are blazing through homes and businesses, causing two area hospitals – Kaiser Permanente’s Santa Rosa branch and Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital – to evacuate.

Tagrisso (osimertinib) was granted a Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the firstline treatment of patients who have metastatic EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

All too often for these individuals, a once-normal social life is thrown to the wayside and replaced with doctors’ appointments and treatment regimens. Friends and family members may not fully understand what their loved one is going through. A new app is here to help.

For the past four decades, there have been few advances in the treatment field of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, in the year 2017, there have been four new drugs approved by the FDA to treat the disease, with even more promising agents in the pipeline.

Snapshots of emotions experienced and lessons learned from a mid-20s, Chinese-American daughter of a patient.

Breast cancer survivor and clutter-clearing author says live more simply to simply live by getting rid of clutter.

Chemo brain is one of the many side effects of chemotherapy that can affect us. If you have it, you may not even notice that you have it at first.

Merrick I. Ross, M.D., discussed key issues in melanoma as the treatment paradigm continues to change.

Quality of care for patients being treated for urothelial carcinoma could be improved by having a multidisciplinary team treat the patient, says Robert Jones, M.D.

Practicing the art of mindfulness can be beneficial to health and healing during breast cancer.

Hurricane Maria may have passed, but many patients with cancer living in Puerto Rico are still struggling with barriers to care as the island begins to rebuild.

In addition to offering online resources, Stupid Cancer also puts on events where survivors can meet up, learn more about facing cancer and be around others who may be going through the same struggles.