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 ...
Radiation therapy is a routinely used cancer treatment that utilizes X-rays or high-energy beams to damage cancerous cells and destroy their ability to grow or divide by obliterating their genetic ...
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 ...
“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 recent entry to the popular advice column “Dear Abby” explores the topic of relationships and cancer. Facing cancer can be a very vulnerable and emotionally exhausting experience, so it can help to ...
Hormone or hormone receptor (estrogen, progesterone) therapies are critical players in treating advanced and metastatic breast cancers. Hormones drive the growth of many breast cancers. Despite their ...
“Love Story” actor Ryan O’Neal, 82, battled two types of cancer during his remarkable career. While contemplating treatment options for stage 2 prostate cancer, the veteran actor chose cryotherapy ...
On Monday, January 17, 2022, the Fox Business personality Charles Payne wrote on Twitter that he’d be hosting Your World with Neil Cavuto. And on Monday, January 24, Payne returned as guest host.
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 ...