Molecular testing looks at the tumor’s DNA to identify specific mutations that can guide treatment. Understanding mutations like the IDH mutation allows doctors to choose more effective therapies.
“I look after myself as much as I can. I diet and exercise. I'm terribly lazy about exercising,” the English actress admitted, “but I do believe that diet plays an enormous part in our health.” Mills, ...
Imagine being told you looked great because you’ve lost weight during cancer treatments. That’s exactly what happened to the world’s first plus-size supermodel, Emme, 56, after she was diagnosed with ...
A 41-year-old real estate agent wishing to become a mom learns she has stage 1 endometrial cancer while undergoing health checks despite showing no signs or symptoms of the cancer. Endometrial cancer ...
“The Karate Kid” star Ralph Macchio, who just turned 63, is working toward spreading breast cancer awareness after his nurse practitioner and high school sweetheart wife Phyllis Fierro’s health scare.
There are no screening tests for lymphoma, because no test has been proven to improve survival Learn whether you’re at risk and watch for symptoms such as swollen lymph nodes, weight loss, night ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved Novartis’ Kisqali (ribociclib) in combination with an aromatase inhibitor as treatment for people with HR+/HER2- stage II and III early breast ...
The lesions and marks left behind after an unsuspecting spider bite can sometimes be confused with signs of skin cancer. A medical journal report, JAMA Dermatology, says the venomous brown recluse ...
The 58-year-old wife of actor Terry Crews, Rebecca, battled stage one breast cancer four years ago with resilience and determination because “you gotta go through the valley, not stop in the middle,” ...
NFL great Walter Payton passed away 22 years ago today from a rare form of bile duct cancer known as cholangiocarcinoma, likely caused by his liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis. Payton was ...
Years before “Beverly Hills 90210” actress Shannen Doherty, 52, became famous, she dealt with Crohn’s disease during childhood. Crohn’s disease is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and ...