Four resilient moms—Nicole Eggert, Courtney Duesing, Tivisay “TJ” Herrera, and Chanda Conger—shared emotional insights on balancing parenthood and breast cancer with SurvivorNet during the 48th San ...

Diffuse gliomas spread subtly through the brain, so when thinking about surgery, traditional ideas about “removing a lump” don’t quite apply. Instead, surgeons must walk a razor’s edge between aiming ...

When surgery is performed on patients with glioma, in most cases the goal is something called maximum safe resection, which means the surgical team removes as much tumor as possible without harming ...

A recurrence doesn’t mean you have “run out” of treatment options. For most people with grade 2 glioma that has an IDH mutation, regrowth is expected eventually, and it’s a signal to turn the page to ...

Vorasidenib (brand name Voranigo) is an oral medication designed specifically to target low-grade gliomas that have something known as an IDH mutation. Vorasidenib has changed the game for patients ...

Joel Gendron, a father and brain tumor survivor, is sharing his journey after being diagnosed with a grade 2 glioma, undergoing surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. He emphasizes the importance of ...

For women with metastatic breast cancer that has stopped responding to treatment and contains hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative characteristics, there is finally a new option. The FDA has ...

The majority of patients who are diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the most common type of lymphoma, will be cured with a standard approach. This involves chemotherapy and “an immune ...

When acting as a caregiver for a loved one facing glioma, you have a complex but critical role. Caregivers often provide emotional support and help patients navigate complex medical decisions.

When people first hear they may have a brain mass, lesion, tumor, or even cancer, the terminology alone can feel overwhelming. As Dr. Jacob Young explains, “the terminology around this is actually ...

For decades, treatment for low-grade, IDH-mutant gliomas relied mainly on surgery, monitoring, and conventional therapies. The phase 3 INDIGO trial showed that the oral once daily pill vorasidenib ...

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Joan has joined forces with Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), in honor of her late husband John Vassos, to educate about the disease. Bachelor ...