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November 2, 2016

Father shares photo of daughter near end of cancer battle to raise awareness

On Oct. 27, doctors at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital informed 4-year-old Jessica Whelan’s parents that she would only have weeks left to live.

October 27, 2016

Cancer survivors take more psych meds than other people

People who live through a bout with cancer are more likely to use medication for anxiety and depression than those without a history of malignancies, a U.S. study suggests.

October 24, 2016

Brittany Maynard's widower fights back after mother-in-law releases memoir

Before 29-year-old Brittany Maynard chose to end her life in November 2014 amid a battle with terminal, incurable brain cancer, she made a specific request to her husband: She wanted him, and no one else, to tell her story after she died.

October 23, 2016

Women's soccer star undergoes surgery to remove brain tumor

Former U.S. women’s national team star Lauren Holiday had surgery on Thursday to remove a brain tumor.

September 30, 2016

Doctors don't communicate well about terminally ill patients

Cancer specialists and primary care physicians are not communicating very well about the end-of-life concerns of the patients they share - and according to one new study, they often rely on those patients to convey information back and forth.

September 27, 2016

Cancer patients may be overly optimistic about early drug trial participation

People with cancer may overestimate the possible benefits to them of participating in an early trial of a new medicine, even after talking with a doctor about what to expect, according to a new study from the U.K. So-called phase 1 trials of experimental treatments are intended to test the drug's safety.

September 19, 2016

Cancer-risk genetic testing reports can vary from lab to lab

Testing for gene mutations linked to cancer risk may guide how a patient is treated, but the determination of whether a mutation is dangerous or benign can vary from lab to lab, according to a recent study.

September 16, 2016

Brain cancer now deadliest for American children, study finds

Brain cancer is now the deadliest form of childhood cancer in the United States, surpassing leukemia as treatment advances have allowed doctors to cure many blood-related cancers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.

September 15, 2016

Parents of children with cancer sometimes regret decisions

Parents of children with cancer face difficult decisions, and a new study suggests that about one in six of them look back on some of their choices with a great deal of regret.

September 9, 2016

Childhood cancer survivors living longer, cancer free

Due to better treatments and better monitoring, childhood cancer survivors are living longer, healthier lives, according to a study in the U.K. Looking at 60 years of data on nearly 35,000 childhood cancer survivors, researchers found decreasing mortality rates overall, and fewer deaths from cancer itself or from after-effects of cancer treatment.