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Published on: July 26, 2024
A study of the HER2-targeted therapy drug trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) shows it can stop metastatic breast cancer growth for longer than chemotherapy.
Published on: June 13, 2024
A study shows that a targeted therapy drug stops the spread of lung cancer for 5 years or more. The drug, lorlatinib (Lobrena), also stops new cancer growth in the brain.
Published on: June 13, 2024
A recent study shows that giving immunotherapy before surgery for stage III melanoma can help stop the spread of the disease and cut time spent in treatment.
Published on: June 13, 2024
For Black women with breast cancer, the chemotherapy drug docetaxel causes less nerve damage than the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel.
Published on: June 13, 2024
A study of almost 3.5 million people confirmed that immunization against the human papillomavirus (HPV) lowers the chances of developing cancers caused by HPV.
Published on: June 13, 2024
A study has shown that giving patients with lung cancer a targeted therapy drug after combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy helps them live longer without the cancer growing or spreading.
Published on: November 1, 2023
Screening tests are powerful tools in helping find cancer early or even preventing it. But they aren’t perfect. Find out what’s behind guidelines that tell us what screening tests to get and when.
Published on: June 28, 2023
Although there is no sure way to prevent breast cancer, there are several things you can do that may lower your likelihood of getting it.
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