A Life Redirected: Pursuing a Nursing Career After Osteosarcoma
In the summer of 2010, 20-year-old physical therapy student Hannah Komai was diagnosed with low-grade osteosarcoma after an incisional biopsy.
Spinal Cord Ependymoma in the Prime of Life
In January 2007, Erik Kratky was 21 and pursuing his undergraduate degree when he experienced bilateral leg weakness, which was later diagnosed as low-grade spinal cord ependymoma.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus During Pregnancy
For Tiffany Keller-Fritz, the safety of her unborn child, weighed against the urgent need to initiate treatment, required close collaboration between her oncologists and OB-GYN.
A Patient Is His Own Best Advocate
Patients (and even clinicians) often don't know which facilities are considered leaders in the treatment of various types of cancer, and a bit of detective work is generally required.
Breast Cancer and Early-Onset Menopause
Whether surgically or medically induced, early menopause forces women to deal with a host of emotional, physical, and practical issues.
Metastatic Melanoma: Timely Approval of Yervoy
After a long fight with melanoma, the Roman Catholic parish priest Father Arthur Humphrey was able to receive the immunotherapeutic agent Yervoy, which greatly improved his prognosis.
Surviving Brain Cancer During Pregnancy
Antonia Reyes was 39 years old and 18 weeks pregnant when an MRI revealed an apparent glioma in the right temporal-parietal lobe region.
Living With Multiple Myeloma: Nurses as the Lifeline
In 2001, Doug Rickert, a 46-year-old industrial management consultant and married father of 3, heard the life-altering words, "softball-sized tumor pressing against your spinal canal."
Durvalumab Garners Similar OS, Albeit Varied PFS, Outcomes in EGFR+ and EGFR-Wildtype NSCLC Subgroups
Quizartinib Extends Overall Survival Across Multiple Subgroups in FLT3-ITD+ AML
Repotrectinib Showcases Early Intracranial Responses in Select ROS1+ NSCLC
Osimertinib May Be More Effective in Frontline EGFR+ NSCLC When Combined With Chemo