A California native and hair stylist Hector Corvera is suing major hair product companies after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. His alleged exposure reminds us of previous studies looking into ...

The new class of ovarian cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors, which so far includes olaparib, rucaparib, and niraparib, is giving women especially those with specific germline or tumor mutations an ...

Iman says the ostomy bag she'd worn since her surgery impacted her performance on the show. After being eliminated from RuPaul’s Drag Race, Tamisha Iman revealed that she’d been competing with an ...

For some glioma patients, radiation can play a key role in keeping cancer under control. Patients with low-grade gliomas may not need to undergo radiation. However, it’s often recommended for those ...

Check your judgements, biases and fears at the door and imagine a new pathway towards pleasure for yourself," says sexual health expert Sera Bonds. Sexuality is a hugely important and very ...

Stem cell transplants aim to help a patient recover from the loss of blood cells they experience while being treated for multiple myeloma. These blood-making cells are removed from the body and stored ...

The A-Team star Mr. T has been a WWF wrestler, a bodyguard, a bouncer, and most importantly, a cancer survivor. The veteran has been living with lymphoma for many years, still thriving today as he ...

“My laboratory, almost ten years ago, discovered that this drug, Ventecolax, may enhance the activity against leukemia cells,” says Dr. Raoul Tibes, Director, Clinical Leukemia Program, NYU Langone ...

SurvivorNet asked some of the leading surgeons in the country to help explain the options for lung cancer surgery. There are several types of surgery for lung cancer, and the decision about which is ...

Gliomas are graded on their aggressiveness, not staged like many other cancers. They are graded on a scale of 1 through 4 with 4 being the most aggressive. Low-grade gliomas are easier to treat, and ...