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week in cancer news
  • April 25: The Week in Cancer News

    People with metabolic syndrome may have elevated risk for breast cancer mortality, and immunotherapy keeps lung cancer at bay even after discontinuing treatment.

    by Thomas Celona

  • April 18: The Week in Cancer News

    Gaps in goals-of-care discussions may harm young adults with cancer, and 1 in 6 participants in phase II trials get treatments that are eventually approved by the FDA.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • April 11: The Week in Cancer News

    NIH layoffs delay research benefiting cancer patients, and celebrity cancer news is often missing important information.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • April 4: The Week in Cancer News

    Some early-stage breast cancer patients may not need surgery, and FDA approves Imfinzi for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons

  • March 28: The Week in Cancer News

    New prostate cancer surgery approach can prevent sexual side effects, and some people with esophageal cancer may be able to avoid surgery.

    by Thomas Celona

  • March 21: The Week in Cancer News

    Cooling and compression help manage common side effect of chemotherapy, and deadlines encourage people to complete colorectal cancer screening.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • March 14: The Week in Cancer News

    Pickleball encourages more activity in cancer survivors, and urine test detects aggressive prostate cancer.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • March 7: The Week in Cancer News

    HPV vaccine credited for 80% drop in lesions that can lead to cervical cancer, and FDA approves targeted therapy for esophageal cancer.

    by Thomas Celona

  • February 28: The Week in Cancer News

    Exercise associated with increased survival after colon cancer, and screening costs remain a hurdle for women with dense breasts.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons

  • February 21: The Week in Cancer News

    Men with metastatic prostate cancer urged to ask questions about care, and early-phase study suggests benefit of pancreatic cancer vaccine.

    by Marci A. Landsmann