Radiation, a mainstay of cancer treatment, begins a fade-out

The White House has proposed good and bad ideas to reduce drug costs. Among the better ones is a reform of the obscure 340B drug program, which enriches large hospitals at the expense of patients. Cue the protests from the hospital lobby.

I’ve walked through an odd experience over the past few years. I was 17 years old when I was first diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which makes me an adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivor.

Many Americans take a dark view of nicotine. The stimulant, which occurs naturally in tobacco plants, is what makes cigarettes so addictive, with smoking responsible for 490,000 American deaths each year

Approximately half of patients with lung cancer may not feel part of the decision-making process regarding treatment of their disease.