Research and Education
Enhertu
A cancer treatment set to was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this month. Hopefully it will give women diagnosed with HER2-low breast cancer extended survival rates. The groundbreaking new drug, Enhertu, deleoped by AstraZeneca, was given...
Cancer Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that use the host immune system to fight cancer. The immune system is made up antibodies, white blood cells, and other chemicals and proteins that attack and destroy substances such as bacteria and viruses...
Cancer Risk Factors
It is usually not possible to know exactly why one person develops cancer and another doesn’t. But research has shown that certain risk factors may increase a person’s chances of developing cancer. The list below includes the most-studied known or suspected risk...
Cervical Cancer
What is Cervical Cancer? Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the cells of a woman’s cervix. Two types of cells cover two parts of the cervix. Glandular cells cover the endocervix, which is closest to the uterus. Squamous cells cover the ectocervix, near...
KEYTRUDA
New Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment According to recent report on CBS, former president Jimmy Carter has announced that he is now cancer free. Last year in August, he had an aggressive form of melanoma skin cancer, and that tumors had spread into his liver and...
Breast Cancer Facts
Over the course of a lifetime, about 30% (or 1 in 3) American women will develop an invasive form of breast cancer. In 2024, about 310,720 women will be diagnosed with new invasive cases of breast cancer, while 2800 men will receive the same news. Breast cancer...
MANAGING THE HOLIDAYS WITH CANCER
MANAGING THE HOLIDAYS WITH CANCER Holidays are traditionally viewed as a time to celebrate. Many people enjoy reuniting with family and friends giving and receiving gifts and celebrating religious traditions during this time. Holiday time may seem like the...
THE INITIAL SYMPTOMS OF CANCER
Explore the various types of cancer and learn how to identify the early symptoms of each kind.