November 9, 2021
Mutations in the KRAS gene are the most common type of mutations in non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). Patients with these mutations haven’t always responded well to standard lung cancer treatments. But the development of a new targeted therapy is... read more
November 9, 2021
Melanoma is a rare but extremely dangerous form of skin cancer. About 100,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with it every year. When caught early, melanoma can usually be treated successfully by removing the cancer and a small amount of the surrounding... read more
October 27, 2021
A sentinel lymph node biopsy can answer that question for some gynecologic cancers.
Oncologists have many tools available to help them determine the stage of a cancer and how to treat it. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is one of them. SLNB is commonly... read more
October 26, 2021
Standard treatment for most gynecologic cancers can affect a woman’s ability to have children, since it may involve removing the uterus, ovaries, or fallopian tubes—or all three. But in some cases, patients who hope to one day become pregnant may have other... read more
October 7, 2021
Being told you have ovarian cancer is overwhelming and can be particularly scary. The disease has a reputation for being extremely aggressive with low survival statistics when caught in its later stages. But that reputation is changing. Many women are... read more
October 1, 2021
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and Black patients with lung cancer are more likely to die than their White counterparts. That’s largely due to systemic racial disparities in cancer care—and in health care as a whole,... read more