Breast Cancer Diagnosis Prompts Survivor to Take Care of Herself
Hashmat Effendi has spent more than 20 years helping children all over the world get medical care that they otherwise couldn’t afford. But it wasn’t until she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 52 that Effendi says she began taking care of herself.
FDA Approves a Biosimilar to Avastin for Cancer Treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as the first biosimilar drug for treating cancer. It works the same way as Avastin (bevacizumab).
When Adolescents and Young Adults Get Cancer
When an adolescent or young adult gets cancer, treatment can be challenging. At an age characterized by the beginnings of independence, the increased reliance on parents that accompanies a cancer diagnosis often complicates care.
The Current and Future Promise of Immunotherapy for Childhood Cancers
Immunotherapy offers hope to children with cancer who don't respond to standard treatments. The new drug, Kymriah, is likely only the first to use CAR T-cell therapy, which helps immune cells identify cancer cells and kill them.