These survivors, or “cancer thrivers” as some of us prefer to say, helped show me that metastatic cancer is no longer a death sentence.

Thousands of Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer patients could lose access to life-saving treatments in 2025 because of an ongoing contract fight with insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Williams believes that immunotherapy is the future of cancer treatments. "We first must target the tumor directly, injecting immunotherapy into it," he said. "In the future, the patient will be ...

Oral minoxidil is a commonly prescribed treatment for hair loss. The drug is also the active ingredient in over-the-counter Rogaine. The prescription treatment is known, however, to dilate blood ...

“It feels really dumb to feel hopeful.” About a third of cancer patients struggle with depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders, although these conditions often go undetected and ...

Cancer, we feel, is completely behind us — and that was almost an impossible mission,” Willits said. Tina Willits In “properly selected” patients, however, Slomovitz believes immunotherapy ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A breakthrough is offering good news for cancer patients who lose their hair during chemotherapy. New York ...

For both patients and providers, an electronic patient portal can be an incredibly helpful tool during a cancer journey. However, patients need to understand the appropriate uses of these platforms, ...

In a research letter published in JAMA Network Open, only half of cancer patients of reproductive age at the time of diagnosis reported that a health-care provider involved in their cancer care ...

Cancer patients can start receiving palliative care as soon as they are ready. Conversely, it is never too late to begin palliative care, as it is available anytime during a patient’s cancer ...

A team of doctors and researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax is looking for ways to improve the quality of life for long-term cancer patients. The team is spending the next year working on ...