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Pet Companionship During the Cancer Journey
Having a pet to care for may motivate patients to exercise and be positive when undergoing cancer treatment.
Chemical Exposure and Myeloid Malignancies: More Research Is Needed
Most research looked at the broad category of myeloid malignancies, not each individual disease.
My Child Was Diagnosed With an MPN: Now What?
Myeloproliferative neoplasms are rare in children. Here are some tips on navigating the uncertainty of a rare cancer diagnosis.
Recognizing Cancer Fate Without Losing Control
Patients and their caregivers can navigate a terminal cancer diagnosis while keeping dignity intact.
Why Doesn’t Cancer Make Sense?
A woman in remission from her cancer ponders why the disease seemingly chooses to steal certain lives and spare others.
Competing in ‘American Ninja Warrior’ and Surviving Cancer in the Same Year
In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a woman explains how she underwent surgery and chemotherapy for cancer just months before competing in American Ninja Warrior.
Sunscreens With Cancer-Containing Chemical Get Recalled
Several sunscreens packaged with aerosol were found to contain benzene, which has been associated with risk of leukemia.
How to Find Reliable Cancer Information Online
“There’s an infinite amount of information out there, but there’s not an infinite amount of quality information,” said an MPN expert.
Drug-Resistant GIST: Identifying Patients and Finding Solutions
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors that are SDH deficient are less likely to respond to TKI treatment. A researcher discusses the exploration of a new drug that can work in this patient population.
‘No One-Size-Fits-All’ First-Line Treatment for Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Patients can now prioritize whether durable responses to treatment or avoiding certain side effects are more valuable to them.
Special Delivery: The Difficulties of Cost and Transportation of Cancer Medications
A woman with metastatic cancer explains how she found a copay assistance program and specialty pharmacy to help manage the cost of pricey medications, though not without a few bumps in the road.
Brighten Up Your Summer With These Healthy Recipes
With summer in full swing, it’s time to host a get-together. Impress your guests with a fresh summer salsa and a salad with a twist. What about dessert? Don’t worry — this one is guilt-free.
Matchmakers: How Basket Trials Match Patients With Drugs Based on Their Tumors
Increasingly, researchers are playing matchmaker between patients with metastatic cancer and targeted drugs via studies called basket trials.
When MCL Relapses Early, Consider Different Treatment Options
Patients with mantle cell lymphoma whose disease relapses within a year and a half of transplant tend to have worse outcomes and may want to consider new treatment regimens.
Here’s What to Expect From the Surgical Management of Melanoma
One expert talks the benefits of excising in surgical management, as well as what to expect after.
Too Much Money for the Medicine
Newer cancer therapies easily cost upward of $100,000. Why so much? Who sets the prices and what can patients do if they can't afford them?
7 Years Going on 8 – Life After Pancreatic Cancer
A survivor of pancreatic cancer looks back on the day he received his diagnosis, and shares advice for others in the same shoes.
Rare Cancers: Collaboration Moves the Field Forward
Patients, clinicians and researchers should work together to find new therapies for rare cancers, one expert says.
It's Important to Know: You Are Enough
A hard-charging executive felt lost after surviving cancer because she didn’t fit into her old life. But, she says, “cancer changed my life, so I changed my world.”
Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors May Be Hesitant About the COVID-19 Vaccine
More than one third of adults and adolescents who were diagnosed with cancer between ages 15 and 39 were hesitant about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, despite being an at-risk group.
Childcare Programming in Cancer Centers Could Be Beneficial for Adult Patients
Parents who receive a diagnosis of cancer are often faced with the trials of prioritizing themselves over their children, causing stress, burnout and disruption in cancer care.
KCCure Patient Surveys Help Providers Understand Patients’ True Experiences During Treatment
The kidney cancer advocacy organization, KCCure, has been collecting survey data on patient experiences to help bridge the communication gap between providers and patients.
Perfectly Unclear
Dealing with cancer at a young age can cause regular milestones to feel rushed or misplaced.
Researchers Discover a Culprit Behind Aggressive Liver Cancer
Patients whose disease contained the osteopontin protein tended to have more aggressive liver cancer that did not respond to treatment.
FDA Approves Darzalex Faspro for Second-Line Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
Darzalex Faspro has received FDA approval for use in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for patients with multiple myeloma who previously received one line of therapy.
Passion Is Her Middle Name
"Jutta Becker does not wear a cape and she cannot fly, but she does soar," writes a colleague nominating Becker for the Lung Cancer Heroes® award.
The Hawk
A woman with triple positive breast cancer writes a poem about how the world constantly spins when you’re a patient with cancer.
Our Extraordinary Angel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A wife and caregiver describes the oncology nurse who helped her husband until he died from cancer and made an impact on his whole support system.
Hope in Strength
Deborah Pickworth, who is living with stage 4 lung cancer, was nominated for the Lung Cancer Heroes® award for her impact in supporting and advocating for others with the disease.
Blue Sky High
A survivor with a nearly 10-year journey with lung cancer and ongoing treatment writes a poem about the emotional ups and downs of living with cancer.
