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For women with platinum-sensitive, high-grade ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer, an improved progression-free survival (PFS) was seen for those who took Rubraca (rucaparib) as a maintenance therapy, compared to placebo, according to the phase 3 ARIEL3 trial.

Increasingly, immunotherapy drugs for advanced melanoma are being studied in combination.

An intensive preparatory stem cell transplant (SCT) regimen should be used for younger patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial.

For many who have been through the experience, whether you call it a return, recurrence or anything else, it’s something they lay awake at night thinking about, and worrying about.

Summer presents unique challenges for those with lymphedema. Here are some tips to help.

Breast cancer is no holiday.

Blood-based biomarkers are moving into the realm of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and while tissue biopsies are still the standard, if plasma assays are positive, they can be helpful in deciding the first-line treatment that patients should receive.

A recent study could be practice-changing for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

Looking back on a cancer diagnosis years later

We'll do anything for our best friend...

Every fall, Visible Ink has a call for submissions, and from hundreds, a selection committee chooses no more than 15 to be performed “by amazing people, mostly from Broadway, who come in and do this pro bono,” explains writer Judith Kelman, who leads Visible Ink. The performers are actors, singers and dancers, including Tony Award winners.

During and after surgery for skin cancer, a number of strategies can help minimize scarring.

No matter how hard being a caregiver was, I would chose it again a million times over.

Cancer not only wages war on our bodies, but also our relationships with food. Are cancer-fighting diets really the answer?

I know I'm going to die, but will I die of cancer?

My messages about my body and who I am have changed yet again.

Oropharyngeal cancer rates have been on the rise in men in the United States in recent years. The low HPV vaccine uptake rate, particularly among young men, is a major cause of the problem.

The DigniCap Cooling System is now cleared for the prevention of hair loss for those with solid tumors.

Michaela Mueller, event manager at the Sarcoma Foundation of America, discusses the importance of seeing a doctor who specializes in sarcoma.

Clinical trials are a crucial aspect in deciding therapies for patient populations with high-risk melanoma.

ClearLLab multicolor reagents (T1, T2, B1, B2, M) gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to detect chronic leukemia, acute leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). This is the first approval the agency received for immunophenotyping on a flow cytometer.

Use a little humor to deal with cancer surgery constipation.

Explaining post-cancer fatigue to family and friends can be frustrating, but using a visual example might help them understand.

How does the government determine its return on investment for a human life?

When pediatric patients are given radiation treatment for cancer, they often get scared or nervous because they do not have an understanding of the process and the machines involved. To remedy this, anesthesia is used in many cases, though the long-term side effects are still unknown.

Obesity can negatively impact breast cancer outcomes, and an ongoing study is looking into why -- and how these risks can be mitigated.

The importance of rearranging the list of what you really want to talk about with the doctor

Will I see the last woman die of breast cancer in my lifetime?