Rare Cancers - Summer 2017

Expert discusses three promising options to treat patients with medullary thyroid cancer.

Is male breast cancer more similar or dissimilar to breast cancer in women?

WHAT IS A RARE CANCER? The American Cancer Society (ACS) defines it as fewer than six cases per 100,000 people each year. And, according to the ACS, that means this year there will be an estimated 208,000 new cases of rare cancers in the United States.

How treatment advancements are helping rare cancers

Zuniga enjoys mentoring other patients as part of her volunteer work with the Arizona Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Cancer Foundation. In February, she helped organize a panel discussion with physicians from Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert, Arizona, which was simulcast online so patients anywhere could learn about new treatment options and therapies that are in development.

Patients with neuroendocrine tumors have more treatment options than ever before.

Patients who live far away from major cancer centers may feel that they are out of treatment options, however, thanks to one advocacy organization that provides transportation, that is not the case.

New therapies are emerging for the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma, a rare type of cancer that is not often discussed.

More personalized approaches are being developed to treat patients with metastatic disease.

How zeroing in on the mutation in gastrointestinal stromal tumors is adding years to patients’ lives

Fighting retroperitoneal sarcoma can be like fighting a rare and giant beast.

1 in 5 cancers diagnosed in the U.S. is rare.

After a shocking diagnosis, Heather Von St. James is on a mission to spread awareness about mesothelioma.