Immunotherapy for Early-stage Lung Cancer
ROUGHLY 20% TO 25% OF PEOPLE diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will receive surgery and chemotherapy to treat their disease. People with this type of cancer may receive neoadjuvant...
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An Inspiration to Others
WHEN KAY KAYS RECEIVED A PANCREATIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS in 1994 at the age of 44, she had few treatment options and little information. Surgery was the standard of care for operable pancreatic cancer....
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Breast Cancer Survival Rates Continue to Rise
BREAST CANCER REMAINS the second most diagnosed cancer among women in the U.S., surpassed only by skin cancer. One in eight women will develop the disease. However, the outlook for those with breast...
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A Musical Takes on Cancer
Marcy Marxer Photo courtesy of Marcy Marxer MANY CREATIVE WORKS about people with cancer are designed to evoke tears, like the hit film adaptations The Fault in Our Stars and A Walk to Remember. But...
View ArticleTIL Therapy Amplifies the Immune System’s Attack on Melanoma
PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED MELANOMA that has progressed despite previous treatments now have a new option: Amtagvi (lifileucel), a tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy. The Food and Drug...
View ArticleGenetic Testing for Women With Breast Cancer
A NEW GUIDELINE released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) recommends that all women diagnosed with breast cancer who are 65 years old or...
View ArticleQuality of Life Across the Lifespan
PROGRESS IN EARLY DETECTION and treatment of cancer means more people are living longer after a diagnosis, leading some researchers to focus on measuring and improving quality of life (QOL) for...
View ArticleImproving Glioblastoma Treatment
COMBINING A NEW DRUG with standard radiation may safely improve treatment for people with an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to a study presented April 9 at the American Association for...
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Endometrial Cancer and Screening for Lynch Syndrome
LYNCH SYNDROME IS THE MOST COMMON inherited cancer predisposition syndrome, affecting an estimated one in 300 people. The condition increases the risk of multiple cancers over a lifetime but is most...
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Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Options
COMMON, DEADLY AND LARGELY PREVENTABLE. Digestive diseases researcher Folasade May laid out the need that prompted the April 8 session on emerging colorectal cancer screening tests at the American...
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