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Does Exercise Benefit Children With Cancer?
New guidelines recommend children and adolescents with cancer get regular physical activity to mitigate side effects from treatment.
by Erin O’Donnell
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The Week in Cancer News: Cancer Vaccine for Melanoma
An mRNA vaccine with immunotherapy may lower recurrence in melanoma, and active surveillance for prostate cancer has increased in the Veterans Affairs health system over the last two decades.
by Darlene Dobkowski
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The Week in Cancer News: Treatment Delays Grow
Patients are waiting longer to start treatment than they did a decade ago, and an experimental pancreatic cancer drug is reaching patients ahead of FDA approval.
by Marci Landsmann
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The Week in Cancer News: Targeted Radiation for Prostate Cancer
Injectable radioligand therapy approved for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, and clinical trials test colon cancer vaccines for people with Lynch syndrome.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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The Week in Cancer News: Young Adult Palliative Care
Palliative care services are underused in young adults with advanced cancer, and a campaign aims to raise awareness about the fallopian tubes’ role in ovarian cancer.
by Thomas Celona
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The Week in Cancer News: Vaccine to Intercept Pancreatic Cancer
An experimental vaccine triggers an immune response in people at high risk for pancreatic cancer, and people diagnosed with cancer after visiting the emergency department may have a higher mortality rate.
by Darlene Dobkowski
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The Week in Cancer News: PAM Inhibitor Approved
A targeted therapy inhibits multiple proteins in a common signaling pathway for breast cancer, and disparities researchers feel the impact of shifting federal priorities.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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The Week in Cancer News: Transplants for Lung Cancer
A double lung transplant could extend survival for certain people with advanced lung cancer, and LGBTQ+ people are less likely to receive some cancer screenings.
by Thomas Celona
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The Week in Cancer News: Preventing GVHD
Immunotherapy lowers risk for graft-versus-host disease, and women with cancer still lack crucial fertility preservation conversations.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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The Week in Cancer News: Inequities Continue Despite Survival Progress
A new report details persistent disparities in cancer care, and the FDA approved an antibody-drug conjugate as a first-line treatment for advanced triple-negative breast cancer.
by Darlene Dobkowski
Cancer Talk
Amanda Peet Discusses Her Lobular Breast Cancer Diagnosis
The ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ actress explains how her diagnosis challenged many of her assumptions about breast cancer.
by Darlene Dobkowski
Why I Participated in a Clinical TrialWhen doctors told Yvonne McLean Florence she was eligible to participate in a research trial testing an experimental drug, she joined. She wants more people to have the same opportunity.
by Yvonne McLean Florence
Targeted Therapy Improves Pancreatic Cancer SurvivalA recently approved drug that targets RAS proteins meaningfully improves outcomes for people with this difficult-to-treat cancer.
by Sandra Gordon
Bring On the WavesA surfer’s love for the ocean guides her through breast cancer treatment and beyond.
by Cameron Walker
