Rare Cancers

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.

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.

After being diagnosed with stage 3 liposarcoma, my life’s choices came sharply into focus.

When I was diagnosed with a rare cancer at the “stump” of my appendix, I was surprised, considering I had my appendix removed more than a decade ago.

I was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2007, and it shaped who I am today.

After multiple cancer surgeries, I'm now more confident than I was when I was living on "easy street."

Mohs micrographic surgery offered better survival outcomes for patients with early-stage Merkel cell carcinoma, compared with wide local excision.

"Margaritaville" singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett died four years after receiving a diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma that "can be really nasty," one expert tells CURE.

I faced cancer thrice and chose life each time — not because of some flowery will to live, but because I’m stubborn and wanted to prove that cancer is not the boss of me.

Here’s a look back at the therapies for solid cancers that gained FDA approval this summer.

The Hepzato Kit is a direct-to-liver therapy for patients with uveal melanoma with hepatic metastases.

Certain patients with penile squamous cell carcinoma responded to therapy with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, according to recent research.

Using inter-arterial chemotherapy compared to intravenous chemotherapy may significantly improve globe salvage rates in children with advanced unilateral retinoblastoma.

A new study identified the elements that could determine the overall survival of patients with the metastatic eye tumor, uveal melanoma.