Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a groundbreaking technology that is transforming the way we understand and treat gliomas, which are a type of tumor that arises in the brain or spinal cord. This ...

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 ...

For low-grade gliomas, surgery is typically part of the initial treatment plan. The goal is to remove as much of the tumor as possible without causing significant neurological side effects, or maximal ...

Comedian Wanda Sykes, who previously battled stage zero breast cancer after cancer was found during breast reduction surgery, is once again raising awareness for breast cancer, and doing so with the ...

“A positive attitude is really important,” says Dr. Zuri Murrell, a colorectal surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. If you have just been diagnosed with cancer, negative feelings are ...

"Some of the best data we have is that obesity increases the risk of not just getting prostate cancer but actually dying from prostate cancer," explains Dr. Stephen Freedland, a urologist at ...

Until now, myeloproliferative neoplasms are considered incurable, but there are some treatment options to help improve patients’ quality of life and manage the symptoms. Myeloproliferative neoplasms ...

Can you learn to forgive yourself? This video might be one of the most important things we’ve published on SurvivorNet. One of the most important we may ever publish. Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Dr.

Gliomas are a type of cancer that start in the brain. They are different from cancers that begin elsewhere in the body and spread to the brain. “Gliomas almost never go outside of the brain,” Dr.

Each type of myeloproliferative neoplasm' manifests in different signs and symptoms depending on the type of blood cells affected. But they most commonly manifest in headaches, fatigue, and dizziness ...

Grade 2 gliomas are still considered low-grade. Surgery is generally the first treatment and in some cases, it can even be curative. Certain patients are considered high-risk for recurrence after ...

Attorney Gary Jensen, 71, is on a mission to educate about esophageal cancer. The father of three and grandfather of eight achieved remission status for the disease in August 2023 after his stage 3 ...