The Food and Drug Administration granted a priority review to Tecentriq (atezolizumab) plus Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) for the frontline treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in patients whose disease expresses the PD-L1 protein, as determined by PD-L1 biomarker testing, according to Roche, the drug’s manufacturer.
Families with certain genetic mutations face many complex and personal choices, including how and when to share such information with their children. Mom's Genes is here to help.
A psychiatrist mom with metastatic breast cancer shares her thoughts about cancer and life in a lovely new book
Traveling internationally has its challenges but for those with prosthetics, it's a little more complicated.
While I am and will always be a survivor, there are times in life that it should, and will take a back seat.
Three CDK4/6 inhibitors have been approved, offering new options to those with metastatic, hormone-driven breast cancer.
After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, the news anchor reveals the ways in which she is forever changed.
Additional factors now help determine a breast cancer’s stage, making prognoses more accurate.
Here are some tips on coping with the disease that seems to affect us all.
Some women with hormone-driven early breast cancer can skip chemotherapy after surgery.
It is important for those facing a cancer diagnosis to support one another.
After treatment, remaining breast cancer cells can lie dormant for years before causing a recurrence. Researchers are investigating how to stop them.
How I battle the beast of breast cancer.
For some breast cancer survivors, 3D nipple tattooing is the right choice. Others may turn to body art or choose to do nothing at all.
Patients can apply topical skin treatments in moderation before radiation therapy despite common advice from health care providers not to, according to study findings published in JAMA Oncology.
The mammogram can be an emotional roller coaster for any person. After you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, even good results can tap into deep emotions.
In this episode of CURE Talks Cancer, former NFL running back and radio host Tiki Barber shares his mother’s journey with breast cancer and the impact it had on his life.
A cancer diagnosis can bring many fears and uncertainties to the forefront, but it can also bring friendships with people we would never have met had we not gotten cancer at all.
After surgery for breast cancer or its prevention, tattoos can bring beauty, confidence and renewal.
After two of my oncologists retired, I had to search for the next one.
A high dose of precision radiation could drastically increase the survival rates of patients with metastatic cancer, and double the time patients live without cancer growth, according to study results presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
Breast cancer survivor who had treatment years ago discusses her new breast cancer choices today.
Exercise and acupuncture use the body’s physiology to relieve joint pain caused by hormonal treatments after breast cancer.
Although there is never the perfect time to have a risk-related discussion with a child, one clinical psychologist explains ways in which parents can approach the difficult topic.
To combat the psychological effects from a lymphedema diagnosis, patients need to be equipped with the knowledge and understanding of what the condition is and how it is treated.