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The FDA has approved second-line Cyramza in combination with FOLFIRI chemotherapy regimen as a treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer following progression on a first-line Avastin-containing regimen.

These are the powerful and immediate benefits of yoga designed for cancer patients: their empowerment to help themselves gain some control over anxiety, a restless mind, and the whirlwind of change that comes with a cancer diagnosis.

A guide for allogeneic transplant patients after the hospital.

Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) elicited significantly better outcomes compared with ipilimumab (Yervoy) in a randomized phase 3 trial of patients with advanced melanoma.

Frontline immunotherapy with Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) delayed disease progression by 60 percent compared with Yervoy alone in patients with advanced melanoma.

Everyone's chemotherapy experience is unique.

The FDA has granted a priority review to the antibody-drug conjugate Adcetris as a consolidation therapy following autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma at risk of relapse or progression.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to Xalkori (crizotinib) as a potential treatment for patients with ROS1-positive non–small cell lung cancer, based on phase 1 findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A recent study joins a body of evidence suggesting that long-term, regular aspirin use is associated with a reduced risk for cancer, with the most dramatic reduction being seen in colorectal cancer incidence.

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) had an overall response rate (ORR) of 45.2 percent among a cohort of patients with high PD-L1-expressing non–small cell lung cancer in the early phase KEYNOTE-001 trial.

Planning a flight on a domestic or international airline? If you have active cancer, do your homework first.

MM-302, a novel antibody-drug conjugate that specifically targets cancer cells overexpressing the HER2 receptor, showed signs of clinical activity in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic, HER2-positive breast cancer.

Getting a cancer diagnosis pulls the rug out from under your life. It's a struggle to give up expectations and learn to accept the unknown.

The gift of the moment is not lost in my thoughts.

Learn about breakthroughs in research and treatments on Twitter from top cancer researchers

Terminal illness is like watching a bus barreling toward you and you're stuck in the road. The least you can do is make the wait enjoyable.

A new study has shown that vaccinating adolescent boys may be cost-effective for preventing oropharyngeal cancer, a disease that's projected to become the most common HPV-related cancer by 2020.

Cancer Survivors Beauty and Support Day is an annual event on the first Tuesday in June where those in the beauty industry volunteer services to cancer patients and survivors.

The PALOMA-3 trial examining an Ibrance (palbociclib) regimen in HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer was halted after an independent panel determined it met the primary endpoint of improving progression-free survival.

I cried a lot when newly diagnosed and I learned how to work through my cancer feelings.

Michelle Gervino, an oncology nurse with John Theurer Cancer Center, discusses the importance of caregivers, as well as resources for both caregivers and patients.

A new telephone-based intervention for breast cancer survivors is showing promise, and it involves them becoming more actively engaged in goal setting and problem solving with an eye toward accelerating their recovery by engaging in health-promoting activities such as exercise, stress management and healthy eating.

Breast cancer patients with diabetes were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer than those without diabetes.

A new study has found that patients with lower vitamin D levels prior to treatment for follicular lymphoma are more likely to die or relapse from the disease earlier than patients with adequate vitamin D levels in their blood.

It turns out the answer to being happy is a pretty easy one

Surgery has its side effects, says radiation oncologist Richard Stock, including possible incontinence and sexual dysfunction. While radiation is less invasive, it does have its own side effects.

I am always fascinated about how much great information there is online. I'm also a bit miffed at how much that information can hold back patients.

Caring for a loved one means being there through treatment, side effects and worry—but also finding time for yourself.

The treatment landscape for advanced pancreatic cancer has expanded in recent years, but it continues to be a very complex and devastating disease.

The best breast self-exam involves pressing towards center like the spokes of wheel.