Actress Marisa Abela, who beat thyroid cancer, says she’ll need lifelong medication and checkups after her thyroid was removed. Her experience reshaped her priorities, giving her a clearer focus on ...
Brooklyn-born international star Barry Manilow has taken to social media to update fans on how he’s doing after undergoing lung cancer surgery, insisting he’s doing “better.” The 82-year-old ...
Iconic singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, whose mom Andrea Swift is a two-time cancer survivor, has contributed generously during this holiday season to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at ...
A new combination therapy for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer has been approved by the FDA. Patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer who are mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) or ...
To mark Men’s Health Awareness Month, SurvivorNet has launched “Men Beating The Odds,” an inspiring 12-part documentary series highlighting real-life journeys of men thriving after a diagnosis of ...
A new FDA-approved treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer—trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) in combination with pertuzumab (Perjeta)—has prompted excitement among experienced breast ...
For many people in the SurvivorNet community, hope often comes from knowing that better treatment options are possible, which is why we think it important to hear from the leaders making crucial ...
"If I were a person going to the movies to see this storyline, I would walk out shaking my head saying 'That's so unbelievable, so unreal. How does something like that even happen?'" Nester says. In ...
Patients facing a glioma diagnosis often encounter complex choices about their next steps in treatment. Here, Dr. Juan Pablo Ospina helps outline the key considerations for treating the disease. Dr.
When an MRI or CT scan shows a suspicious mass in the brain, your medical team may recommend a brain biopsy. A biopsy is a procedure where a small piece of tissue is removed so a pathologist can look ...
At 61, retired actress Bridget Fonda, Jane Fonda’s niece, is drawing attention for her striking weight transformation and the noticeable boost in confidence she exudes. It’s not entirely clear what ...
For patients facing low-grade glioma, the targeted drug vorasidenib has emerged as a milestone treatment option. It is the first systemic therapy specifically for people with certain gliomas with ...