Another pharmacist trade group is hitting the airwaves to convince Congress to crack down on pharmacy benefit managers before the year is out.

Patients with advanced solid cancers who received systemic therapy toward the end of life typically did not live any longer than patients who did not receive treatment, according to research published in JAMA Oncology.

A House committee unanimously supported a measure that would restore oncology patients’ ability to receive prescriptions by mail or to have a caregiver pick them up, setting up a potential reversal of a heavily criticized policy that advocates say has negatively affected patients.

As multiple myeloma disproportionately affects minority patients compared with the rest of the population, increasing awareness to the disease and available resources may be one of many ways to make an impact on the disparity, experts said.

The use of herbal medicines is rising in patients with cancer as more individuals take active roles in managing their health. Herbal products have become more popular due to patient perceptions that they are safe and natural options.

People can experience cancer-related fatigue before, during and after treatments. This is different from the typical tiredness.

We haven’t even crossed the midway point of 2024, and more than 140 pharmacies have closed in Pennsylvania since we began the year, and countless local jobs have been lost.

Better therapeutic options have allowed more patients than ever before to survive a cancer diagnosis, swelling the population of aging cancer survivors at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Since the widespread introduction of cervical cancer screening in the United States, cervical cancer deaths have plummeted by 75%.

Carlos, a 21-year-old, laid in a hospital bed, barely clinging to life. Following a stem cell transplant for leukemia, Carlos had developed a life-threatening case of graft-vs-host disease.