Melissa Long knows firsthand what it is like to battle isolation and depression as a teenage cancer survivor. Today, as a pediatric oncology nurse, she helps children and teens with cancer battle their disease while also using her own experience to help prepare them for possible late effects of treatment-especially the ‘invisible' emotional ones.
Angelina Jolie Pitt recently added another chapter to her BRCA mutation story, making public her choice to undergo a preventive salpingo-oophorectomy, removal of her ovaries and fallopian tubes to reduce her risk of cancer.
The link between diabetes and late-stage breast cancer is strong, according to a new study.
I had firmly put cancer in my rear view mirror seven-years prior. Yet here I was, hearing for the word "cancer" for the second time by the age of 26.
Analyses of clinical trials continue to illuminate the role of the PARP inhibitor olaparib (Lynparza) in the treatment of women with ovarian cancer, Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, explained during a plenary session at the 2015 Society of Gynecologic Oncology's Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer.
A new study has found that older, single white males with advanced bladder cancer have the highest suicide risk among those with other cancers of the male genitals and urinary system.
Treatment with bevacizumab (Avastin) plus chemotherapy resulted in a non-statistically significant improvement in overall survival (OS) of nearly 5 months compared with chemotherapy alone for women with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer.
A new study has found that although the number of childhood cancer survivors is increasing, the majority of those to survive 5 or more years beyond diagnosis have at least one chronic health condition.
The FDA has approved deferasirox (Jadenu) for the treatment of chronic iron overload, a condition that can affect patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), sickle cell disease, and thalassemia.
The premiere last night of "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies," a three-part film by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns lit up twitter last night, with patients, survivors, practitioners, researchers, advocates, and more sharing their thoughts on the first episode.
A new study has found that current smoking and heavy alcohol consumption appear to be risk factors for prolonged use of a gastrostomy tube (GT, feeding tube) in patients with head and neck cancer who are undergoing radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy.
Increased risk of bone fracture noted among patients aged 45-64 years.
A new study has shown that men with a high fitness level in midlife are not only at a lower risk of developing lung and colorectal cancer, they're also at a lower risk of dying from cancer if they're diagnosed later in life.
"Male nurses are found to earn about $5,000 more than female colleagues." (Not quite) shocking news!
Pierre Adams shares her story on being diagnosed while being pregnant with twins
In 2009, Connecticut became the first state to enact legislation mandating that patients undergoing mammography be informed of their breast density and the option to have a follow-up ultrasound.
For myself, one birthday changed the course of my life.
A new study has found that a psychosocial telephone counseling intervention helps improve mood and quality of life in cervical cancer survivors.
Are you looking for financial assistance with direct medical costs (co-pays, deductibles), related non-medical costs (transportation, gas, child care) or daily living expenses (rent, utilities)? With effort and persistence, you can find some help.
ASCO's report identifies progress and challenges
Results of a follow up study have shown that when women were taught stress management techniques early in their breast cancer treatment, their mood and quality of life continued to improve up to 15 years later.
Recent advancements in the treatment of ovarian cancer, including surgical techniques, the approvals of bevacizumab and olaparib, and intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IP), have led the National Comprehensive Cancer Network to make changes to their clinical practice guidelines in its 20th annual edition.
In this roundtable, representatives from Sharsheret, the Cancer Support Community, the Young Survival Coalition, and Living Beyond Breast Cancer discuss the impact of metastatic breast cancer.
A new study has found that African American patients with cancer feel and describe depression differently than their Caucasian counterparts.
The continuing contentious debate about screening for prostate cancer remains top of mind among the public and lay press, but, Leonard G. Gomella, MD, told attendees at the 8th International Prostate Cancer Congress, the decision to screen or not to screen boiled down to "using common sense, shared decision making, and choosing the right patients to screen."
Based on results from a new study, researchers now have a better understanding about the mechanisms behind the link between aspirin, NSAIDs, and colorectal cancer prevention.
A new study hopes to gain some clarity on what causes some breast cancer patients to feel "foggy" when receiving chemotherapy.
Recent statistics predict lifetime probabilities.
Karen Chelcun Schreiber was first touched by gastric cancer in 1982, when her mother Elaine died of the disease at age 52. She was impacted again in 2007 when her brother Greg was diagnosed with Stage IV gastric cancer. He was 56.
Big data just got bigger in the realm of cancer survivorship research.
