Myths About Cancer and Treatment

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1682 on Sept. 27, requiring large-group health plans to cover prescribed scalp cooling starting Jan. 1, 2027. Medi-Cal coverage is pending federal approval.

The FDA flagged potential safety signals for colitis with Ibrance, Kisqali and Verzenio, and heart inflammation with melanoma drugs. No causal link is confirmed.

A biomarker test changed one mother’s diagnosis from suspected glioblastoma to ependymoma, but the report written in October did not reach her until December.

Anktiva is now approved for BCG-unresponsive papillary-only bladder cancer. Here’s what the bladder-sparing option involves, from timeline to risks.

The approval adds patients with high-grade papillary-only tumors, based on trial data showing a 62% complete response rate in patients with carcinoma in situ.

The 2026 cancer report found U.S. cancer death rates continued to fall from 2019 to 2023, largely due to lung cancer progress, while diagnoses rose slightly among women.

Patients with a newly identified tumor state had shorter survival following chemotherapy and immunotherapy, potentially helping doctors identify those at greater risk of poor outcomes.

Longer follow-up of the phase 2 LUNAR trial showed a 62% lower risk of progression, additional hormone therapy or death with 177Lu-PNT2002 plus radiation.