Women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer have increased biological aging compared to women who remain free of breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators. Among women diagnosed with breast cancer, the association with faster biological aging was most pronounced for those who received radiation therapy, while surgery showed no association with biological aging.

Age, sex, BMI, smoking history, nodule size and nodule location — notable factors linked to lung cancer — were also related to this diagnosis in adults with incidentally detected lung nodules, according to study results published in CHEST.

Senate health committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) added three drug shortage measures to a pandemic-preparedness bill that his committee will consider Thursday.

Mairéad McInerney will never know if changes in her treatment plan have undercut her odds of surviving stage 3 triple-negative breast cancer.

A health care program meant to help vulnerable communities has ignited intense controversy in recent years, but most of the focus has been on hospitals.

Side effects from cancer treatment can be horrendous. My heart goes out to all who are currently experiencing any pain and suffering caused by chemo, radiation, surgeries and other therapies. I wish you peace and comfort.

Up to 80 percent of cancer patients suffer from malnutrition while going through treatment, according to the Cancer Treatment Center of America.

Medicare has a new proposal to pay hospitals more to stockpile essential drugs — an idea that comes as doctors report running low on critical chemotherapies and other drugs.

The message from Capitol Hill with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is that they’ve got their pound of flesh from the pharma industry in their pursuit of negotiating drug pricing, explained Nick Ferreyros, managing director of policy, advocacy, and communications at the Community Oncology Alliance, during a panel discussion at the 2023 Advanced Topics for Oncology Pharmacy Professionals (ATOPP) Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana.