Actress Susan Sullivan, 82, who announced she was “cancer-free” from non-small cell lung cancer (the most common type of lung cancer) last year, is now battling lymphoma. She hasn’t specified what ...

A new targeted approach, which combines a drug called encorafenib with cetuximab and chemotherapy regimen mFOLFOX6, has received accelerated FDA approval for metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF ...

Cervical cancer incidence in the US has been going down steadily for years. Famous survivors like Erin Andrews, Judy Blume and Georgia Tennant have used their own experiences with the disease to ...

Louis-Dreyfus was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in 2017. She underwent six rounds of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy to treat the disease. A stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis means that the ...

There are several new drugs and treatment modalities available for those facing advanced stage prostate cancer. You should speak with your oncologist to determine which might work for your specific ...

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 ...

Oswald Peterson is cancer free after a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, thanks to immunotherapy he received to treat the disease. Oswald Peterson was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2017. His care ...

During a clinical trial, researchers found that CDK4/CDK6 inhibitor Verzenio may have a huge impact on women battling early stage breast cancer by decreasing the likelihood of the cancer returning.

There are several different treatment options available to women with early-stage breast cancer. The treatment choice depends on several factors, including if and how much the cancer has spread, a ...

Verzenio is a CDK4/CDK6 inhibitor which helps slow down the growth of cancer in women with HR-positive, HER-2 negative metastatic breast cancer. And now women with early-stage disease, regardless of ...

Connie Campbell was 11 years old when she discovered she had a type of brain tumor called medulloblastoma [a rare primary central nervous system tumor] just days after going on rollercoaster prompted ...