Breast Cancer

Patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer may receive sufficient first-line treatment with Perjeta plus Herceptin without chemotherapy.

PARP inhibitors, primarily used to treat BRCA-mutated disease, may have efficacy potential in triple negative breast cancer.

A year ago, I attended a cancer camp called Camp Make-a-Dream, and I found a specific calling: creativity in jewelry.

The countdown to my CT scan has begun.

Family history of breast and other cancers can mean some people are more likely to develop the disease at a younger age. But advances in testing may improve prevention and survival rates.

After a certain amount of time in the day, bras become devilish and must be removed immediately!

From Jill Martin revealing an updated about her cancer to Casey DeSantis announcing breast cancer diagnosis, this is what’s happening in the oncology space this week.

The importance of cascade genetic testing has led me to advocate through my artwork.

An ongoing phase 1 trial is analyzing the use of a novel cancer vaccine plus the immunotherapy agent, Keytruda, for patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

My doctor and I have different communication styles, though it is extremely important that we understand each other.

When my daughter was going through cancer, I realized that connecting with one her peers going through a similar experience was incredibly helpful.

Here’s a new term for me: Response shift.

As wide receiver John Metchie returns to the field after cancer experience, and coach Brent Venables announces wife’s cancer diagnosis, this is what’s happening in the oncology space this week.

No one talks about the “rabbit hole” that patients with cancer experience, even as time passes.

My mom kept me safe from everything, until cancer showed her she couldn’t.

The phase 3 KEYNOTE-756 trial revealed improvements in complete response rate for patients with high-risk, early-stage ER+/HER2- breast cancer.

As Ben Alldis reveals previous cancer diagnosis and Luke Combs brings a Make-a-Wish cancer survivor on stage during a concert venue, this is what’s occurring in the oncology space this week.

We recently asked our audience of patients, survivors and caregivers about the ongoing cisplatin and carboplatin shortage. Here’s what they had to say.

It’s strange how an event can unfold on the national stage, and it validates something that you have been pointing out for years.

It’s amazing the cancer resources and community we have now — something my mom didn’t have.

New cancer treatments have offered me hope.

Receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer and radiation treatment were both associated with increased rates of biological aging among patients who participated in a recent study.

Chemotherapy treatment can lead to bacterial changes in the gut and unhealthy weight gain for patients, with potential higher risk of morbidity and reduced quality of life, according to recent research.

As Jill Biden helps to heighten Medicare for cancer patients, 15-year old swimmer raises money for Swim Across America and Carlos Carrasco furthers his program, “Cookie’s Kids,” this is what is happening in the oncology space this week.

Even though I did smoke cigarettes, I made sure that I didn't smoke enough to get cancer from it.

From Stand Up to Cancer honoring survivors at a Minor League baseball game, to Maria Menounos showing her cancer scars on Instagram, here’s what’s happening in the oncology space this week.

After being diagnosed with cancer, I experienced the fear of missing out, but eventually replaced it with the joy of missing out.

Looking back on the nine years since being diagnosed with breast cancer, here are my perceptions and reflections of the disease.

Writing about my breast cancer experience became cathartic to me, and eventually my journal entries were compiled into a book, “Feisty Righty.”

Treatment time for patients with early-detected breast cancer may be reduced by one week with the use of simulated integrated boost (SIB) radiotherapy.