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Thyroid CancerFDA Approves Vitrakvi (Larotrectinib) for Tumors With Certain Genetic Change
For the second time, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug to treat tumors with a specific genetic change regardless of the type of cancer. Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) is for adults and children with solid tumors that test positive for NTRK genes, which can help cancerous tumors grow.
FDA Approves Drug Combination for Aggressive Type of Thyroid Cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a combination of 2 targeted drugs to treat people with anaplastic thyroid cancer that has a certain type of gene mutation (BRAF V600E) and cannot be completely removed through surgery.
Melanoma and Thyroid Cancer Survivor Has Inherited Syndrome
Cowden disease is a type of PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) caused by a mutation in the PTEN gene. PHTS raises the risk of developing certain types of cancer, including skin, thyroid, breast, endometrial, colorectal, and kidney.
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Excels on TV Survival Show
Luke Soderling says the lessons he learned from facing the challenges of thyroid cancer helped him to survive 60 days in 6 different harsh locations in South America, on the Discovery Channel show, The Wheel.
Cervical Cancer Survivor: ‘Don't let fear keep you from going to the doctor.’
Tonya Butler did not have health insurance or a primary care doctor in the fall of 2012 when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Young Thyroid Cancer Survivor Pursues Education Goals
Michelle Rodriguez, 20, is determined nothing will stop her from her lifelong goal of being the first one in her family to get a college degree – not even a diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
World Health Organization Links 8 More Cancer Types to Excess Weight
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, has added 8 types of cancer to those it had previously linked to being overweight or obese.
Survivor Marks 15 Years Since Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
Lesly Gregory hasn’t always made a big deal out of being a cancer survivor. But this year she is throwing a party and inviting family and friends to help her celebrate 15 years since having thyroid cancer.