A New Reality for Terminal Cancer: Longer Lives, With Chronic Uncertainty

When doctors review diagnostic medical scans for lung cancer, they sometimes spot abnormalities unrelated to the lungs.

A short walk around the block, a 30-minute bike ride, or an intense 1-hour lifting session at the gym each can benefit patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

Travis Osterman, from the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center presented a review of how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to improve oncology care at the Annual 2026 NCCN Conference.

When Marcy Smith's oncologist told her she needed radiation treatment for breast cancer, her first response was no.