Treatment Archives | Page 22 of 38

Patient-reported outcomes may help shape the future of cancer care.

by Stephen Ornes

Q&A

Hematologist-oncologist David Scadden traces the history, promise and uncertainties of treatment advances in Cancerland: A Medical Memoir.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Forward Look

Some Prostate Cancer Patients Face a Difficult Decision

Surgery and radiation have similar benefits but different side effects.

by Stephen Ornes

Forward Look

Looking for Brain Metastases

Studies aim to identify when screening is beneficial.

by Sue Rochman

Forward Look

Lynch Syndrome Linked to More Cancers

Study findings suggest patient screening has been too narrow.

by Sharon Tregaskis

Forward Look

What’s Next? Spring 2019

Reducing chemotherapy side effects with a ‘drug sponge.'

by Bradley Jones

Keeping an Eye on Cancer

Imaging tests for post-treatment surveillance may come with radiation exposure, financial strain, “scanxiety” and sometimes unnecessary follow-ups. Doctors and patients need to balance the risks and benefits of scanning.

by Charlotte Huff

More Options for Rare Cancers

Precision medicine and immunotherapy offer opportunities for new treatments and clinical trials to patients who previously had few, if any, options.

by Kendall K. Morgan

First Immunotherapy Approved for Breast Cancer

Medical oncologist Leisha A. Emens discusses the significance of the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of an immunotherapy treatment for breast cancer.

by Anna Azvolinsky

Holding Off on Treatment

Patients diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer are increasingly opting against immediate surgery or radiation in favor of regularly monitoring their disease.

by Jon Kelvey