The Price of Remission

People ages 80 and older with a common type of lymphoma can take a half-dose of chemotherapy and be cured or significantly extend their survivorship with fewer toxic side effects, a new study shows.

If you are reading this, you, your family or loved one have most likely been affected by cancer.

Compared with white patients, Black patients with an aggressive form of leukemia--called acute myeloid leukemia (AML)--were on average more than five years younger at diagnosis and more than 30 percent more likely to die of their disease; that is according to a new analysis of data led by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers.

A blood test could help doctors decide which patients with colon cancer should receive anti-inflammatory medication along with chemotherapy after surgery, according to new study in JAMA Oncology. Based on data from an Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology study, this finding could lead to more personalized treatments and better outcomes for patients.