Gliomas are graded on their aggressiveness, not staged like many other cancers. They are graded on a scale of 1 through 4 with 4 being the most aggressive. Low-grade gliomas are easier to treat, and ...

Autologous stem cell transplantation has been an important treatment intervention in multiple myeloma since the 1980s. The main risks of a stem cell transplant are the toxicities of chemotherapy.

The racial disparities existing within cancer care need to be addressed, so we brought a panel of experts and advocates to explain exactly how we can do that during our ‘Close the Gap’ conference.

Getting a second opinion can help ensure that you get the best possible cancer care. You may want another opinion if you have a rare type of cancer, or you don’t like the treatment the first doctor ...

A large population-based study of esophageal adenocarcinoma patients from 1975 to 2015 suggests that this most common type of esophageal cancer has become increasingly more common amongst people under ...

Attorney Gary Jensen, 71, is on a mission to educate about esophageal cancer. The father of three and grandfather of eight achieved remission status for the disease in August 2023 after his stage 3 ...

“Baywatch” star Nicole Eggert has finished up radiation and is set to be medically induced into menopause amid her stage 2 breast cancer battle. Stage 2 breast cancers are either larger than stage 1 ...

“A positive attitude is really important,” says Dr. Zuri Murrell, a colorectal surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. If you have just been diagnosed with cancer, negative feelings are ...

Only some lung cancer patients benefit, especially those with PD-L1 protein on their cells, as it responds well to immunotherapy. Clinical trials are exploring new targets beyond PD-L1, potentially ...

Judy Perkins will be in medical textbooks for years to come for being the first person to be declared free of metastatic breast cancer after a course of immunotherapy. Since SurvivorNet last checked ...