Spring 2017

The drug naloxone can reverse the symptoms of opioid overdose.

Chad Bettis, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies, has returned to treatment, stating that his testicular cancer has spread.

Noreen Fraser, co-founder and producer of the annual "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon has died of stage 4 breast cancer at the age of 63.

Letters from you, our readers.

I’ve been hearing a lot about the importance of understanding genes when it comes to developing, diagnosing and treating cancer. What should I know about genetics in order to best protect myself and my family?

A class of targeted drugs used to treat cancer may also preserve fertility in some younger women being treated for the disease.

Cancer death rates have dropped substantially except in small pockets of the U.S., where they have risen dramatically, a recent study showed. A look at differences in areas with dropping versus rising rates offers insights about how to prevent the disease, researchers said.

OPIOIDS CAN BE HELPFUL DURING AND AFTER CANCER TREATMENT — WHEN THEY ARE USED APPROPRIATELY.

RESEARCHERS ARE RE-EVALUATING WHAT CAUSES LYMPHEDEMA AGGRAVATION.

Living well with metastatic cancer means finding ways to accept the diagnoses and continue to move forward.

The medications that help patients can be dangerous in combination if not closely monitored.

Patients with multiple myeloma climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for a cure.

Opioids have their place in treating cancer pain, but care must be taken to avoid addiction.

Scientists are working to harness dogs’ ability to sniff out cancer.

AN IMPORTANT GOAL FOR PATIENTS IS TO BALANCE LIMITED LONGEVITY WITH ENJOYMENT OF LIFE.

With help from the ONS Foundation, oncology nurses provide care that merges education with inspiration.

Screening and preventative surgery are common strategies for those with inherited predispositions to cancer.

JAK inhibitors, used to treat blood and autoimmune disorders, also reverse one type of hair loss.