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  • January 31: The Week in Cancer News

    A randomized trial shows that lung cancer screening reduces lung cancer deaths, and a study indicates that a single dose of psilocybin may have a lasting impact on cancer patients' anxiety and depression.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Preparing Patients for Radiation Therapy Side Effects

    A study shows that some cancer patients wish they had known more about possible adverse effects of treatment.

    by Jon Kelvey

  • When Cancer Becomes an Unwanted Priority

    Amanda Rose Ferraro's leukemia diagnosis forced her to spend time at the hospital away from her 3-year-old-son. She calls focusing on her health and leaving her son “the hardest thing I have ever had to do.”

    by Amanda Rose Ferraro

  • January 24: The Week in Cancer News

    A study shows that the rate of death following bone marrow transplant has decreased, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new treatment for patients with a rare form of sarcoma.

    by Kate Yandell

  • New Drugs for an Elusive Cancer Target

    Medical oncologist and lung cancer expert Roy S. Herbst discusses early data on drugs that target a mutated form of the KRAS protein.

    by Anna Azvolinsky

  • January 17: The Week in Cancer News

    A study shows that eating more vegetables does not reduce risk of progression for patients with early-stage prostate cancer, and a new website provides information on cancer survival rates.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Clinical Trials: An African American Survivor’s Experience

    Melvin Mann benefited from joining a pivotal clinical trial for chronic myelogenous leukemia, but participation came with logistical challenges.

    by Melvin Mann

  • January 10: The Week in Cancer News

    The rate of cancer deaths in the U.S. has continued to decline, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new treatment for a rare cancer type.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Food Insecurity and Cancer

    After discovering that some patients weren't able to access the food they needed, a community oncology practice partnered with a local food bank.

    by Jen Tota McGivney

  • January 3: The Week in Cancer News

    When reading mammograms, an artificial intelligence system yields fewer false-positive and false-negative results than radiologists, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a targeted therapy for pancreatic cancer.

    by Kate Yandell