Rare Cancers

Among patients with Merkel cell carcinoma, using ctDNA testing may help with watching the disease for potential recurrences and those who are high-risk.

The FDA will review an application for Cabometyx as a potential treatment for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors after findings from a phase 3 trial.

Understanding how I fit in matters to me but figuring out my identity in the cancer space is not always easy.

From “Top Chef’” Shirley Chung and comedian Christina Pazsitzky announcing their diagnoses to Erica Ash’s death from the disease, here is what’s happening in the oncology space this week.

I was thankful to find the Imerman Angels after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

When it comes to life — and cancer — there is strength in numbers. I learned this after joining a cancer support group that offered me hope.

I was diagnosed with kidney cancer and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors two years ago, but I’ve learned a lifetime of lessons since.

Patients with TGCT are encouraged to honestly discuss their pain with their care teams.

One expert explains the importance of a multidisciplinary care team for patients with TGCT.

TGCT is a non-malignant tumor, but one expert explained how it can similarly affect patients.

Tenosynovial giant cell tumors are not malignant but can impact patients’ quality of life, as one expert explained.

Systemic therapy and active surveillance can be viable options for patients with TGCT, as one expert explained.

Having an unwavering cancer community on Facebook has given me strength, which all started after they sent a teal blanket to me.

Even though I will never be cancer-free from cholangiocarcinoma, I’m ready to face the next chapter in my life and make the most of it.

Most patients with locally advanced vulvar cancer who received chemotherapy and IMRT experienced a disappearance of their cancer.

A type of therapy that involves “liberating” T cells from a suppressive tumor environment showed promise in the treatment of patients with uveal melanoma.

When life hands you cancer lemons, what flavored lemonade do you make?

One expert explains how caregivers are a vital part of the care team during a clinical trial.

The waiting in between scans heightens my scanxiety, even though I've had no evidence of disease for 2 1/2 years.

Of all the bad whatifs about cancer that creep into my ear, what if I turned them into positive whatifs?

In some patients with rare cancers, certain strains of gut bacteria could boost responses to immunotherapy combinations, researchers established.

Lutathera plus Sandostatin improved progression-free survival in patients with advanced gastric neuroendocrine tumors, research showed.

After reading about breast cancer and aromatase inhibitors, a light went on for me about my leiomyosarcoma diagnosis.

Patients with locally advanced penile squamous cell carcinoma who responded to neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by consolidative lymphadenectomy experienced improved long-term survival outcomes.

From Shannen Doherty discussing in-vitro fertilization before breast cancer to "Chickadee" Cardwell's cancer experience to be featured on an upcoming TV series, here's what's happening in the oncology space this week.