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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Peripheral neuropathy (ie. tingling, numbness, pain, or weakness in the hands and feet) can be a really difficult side effect of chemotherapy. Peripheral neuropathy disproportionately affects Black ...
Matthew Collins is warning others to push for answers when it comes to your health after his headaches, seizures, and stroke led to his stage 4 glioblastoma diagnosis, months after his symptoms began.
Stuart Emerson, a 60-year-old dad of four, was diagnosed with tonsil cancer after suffering from a strange feeling of having “a peanut stuck in his throat” for two weeks. Emerson, who resides in ...
Tom Shaw is no longer able to walk and had to learn how to speak again after having a brain tumor removed. He’s sharing his story to encourage others to get checked early on and not to ignore symptoms ...
Actress Danielle Fishel, 43, is making progress in her breast cancer journey after sharing her ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or stage zero, diagnosis in August, but the mom of two says she has been ...
A new study demonstrated that a drug called pirtobrutinib (brand name Jaypirca) led to a 46% lower risk of CLL progression or death and extended the time to the next treatment by more than double ...
“Love Is Blind” alum Shaina Hurley, 35, faced stage 2 cervical cancer while pregnant. A routine pap smear revealed the cancer when she was just three months pregnant. Hurley remains grateful she was ...