An Immunotherapy Breakthrough: The Judy Perkins Story

Dr. Nina Shah
UCSF Medical Center

Getting Help With the Bills From Cancer Treatment

How to Cope With Bone Pain from Cancer

Laura Gesualdi-Gilmore
SurvivorNet

Living With Cancer: Coping With Hair Loss & the Anxiety it Brings

Dr. Samantha Boardman

Resources for Survivors and Caregivers

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The SN Disease Network: Helping You Live Better

Expanded Coverage: SurvivorNet has greatly expanded our coverage to include chronic and rare conditions
Top Doctors: As always, you’ll find leading physicians providing highly detailed information for treatment decisions
Community: Stories & comfort from people with the same conditions

Overview

Exercise & Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) — How to Stay Active

Psoriasis Treatment

‘I’m Single and Have Psoriasis. How Does This Affect My Dating Life? What About Sex?’

The SN Disease Network: Helping You Live Better

Expanded Coverage: SurvivorNet has greatly expanded our coverage to include chronic and rare conditions
Top Doctors: As always, you’ll find leading physicians providing highly detailed information for treatment decisions
Community: Stories & comfort from people with the same conditions

Latest News

Later Stage Treatment

New Immunotherapy-Chemo Combo Approved for Metastatic Bladder Cancer Patients Ineligible for Cisplatin-Based Treatment

All Hormonal Birth Control May Increase Breast Cancer Risk, No Matter the Method: Should You Stop Taking Yours?

Robin Westen

Combo Immunotherapy-Chemo Treatment May Help Slow Progression of Advanced Endometrial Cancer

Liz Lane

Protecting Childhood Cancer Survivors' Hearts: Dexrazoxane Before Chemo Shown to Significantly Reduce Risk of Heart Problems in Adulthood

Common Blood Thinner Recalled Over Possible Cancer Risk: Should You Stop Taking Yours?

Liz Lane

Medicare and Cancer Treatment: Your Drugs May Soon Cost Less — What to Know

Danielle Cinone

An Effective Chemotherapy Alternative to BCG Vaccine for Bladder Cancer

Some Prostate Cancer Can Be Monitored Without Increasing Risk of Death in 15 Years — How to Make the Important Decision for Treatment

Liz Lane

Medicaid Will Be Checking Your Eligibility Soon: What to Know About Changing Coverage If You Have Cancer

Latest News

When Doctors Disagree

Standard treatment protocols exist, but excellent physicians, and institutions, can have very different approaches.
You should know your options.
See our full collection of resources on common screening and treatment questions.

Finding a Balance Between Screening and Treating

Surgery or Radiation: Second Opinions Matter

When Should I Get a Mammogram?

When to Screen for Prostate Cancer

Surgical Options for Lung Cancer

Proton Therapy: When Is Expensive Cancer Treatment Really Worth It?

When Doctors Disagree

Standard treatment protocols exist, but excellent physicians, and institutions, can have very different approaches.
You should know your options.
See our full collection of resources on common screening and treatment questions.

Inspiring Stories for Living With Cancer & Chronic Disease

66-Year-Old California Man Skateboards to Grieve His Late Love – How the Young Person's Sport Taught Him to Be Resilient

How This MMA-Fighting Grandma Beat Breast Cancer and Expectations: 'Something in Me Just Won’t Let Me Fold'

How This 56-Year-Old Punk Rocker Helps Her Bandmate Battle Cancer With Joy and Music: 'It Makes the Difficult Bits Worthwhile

'Sink or Swim': An Inspiring Tale of Getting Back on Board

'Between Two Harbors': Nature's Hand in Healing

Inspiring Stories for Living With Cancer & Chronic Disease

Disparities in Cancer Care - Let's Close the Gap

Black, Latino Cancer Patients Report Negative Experiences With Their Cancer Care Team At Higher Rates Than Whites, Report Says

Black Americans Don't Get Screened or Treated for Lung Cancer at the Same Rates as White Americans: Here's Why, and What We Can Do About It

Stephanie Watson

Breast Cancer Surgeon Explicitly Lays Out Ways We Can Close the Gap in Racial Disparity: “Access to Care is Key!”

Close the Gap: Disparities in Cancer Care Need to Change

Overview

Genes & Biology May Cause Deadlier Forms of Breast Cancer for African American Women

Overview

There's a Mysterious Relationship Between Vitamin D, Prostate Cancer, & African American Men: New Research Sheds Some Light

Minorities Are Missing Out On Life-Saving Cancer Care & Clinical Trials: 4 Changes Needed

Why Do So Few Black Men Get Colon Cancer Screenings? Closing the Racial Disparity Gap In Cancer at Forefront After Tragic Death of Chadwick Boseman, 43

How Can African-American Communities Trust Clinical Trials During Coronavirus? Trust Must Be Built Over Time, Says Expert

Black Melanoma Patients Experience Significant Treatment Delays, According To Research

Dr. Nina Shah
UCSF Medical Center

Increasing Access to Breast Cancer Care in Underserved Communities

Disparities in Cancer Care - Let's Close the Gap

Cancer Topics We're Talking About

Relapse

CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Having This Breakthrough Treatment

New Hope For Stomach Cancer: Immunotherapy Drug Opdivo Now Approved As a First Treatment

Does Smoking Marijuana Cause Lung Cancer? Top Experts Tell SurvivorNet a Public Health Crisis is Coming

Dr. Steven Rosenberg
National Cancer Institute

The Father of Immunotherapy Recommends Multiple Opinions

Cancer Topics We're Talking About

Extraordinary Survivor Stories

34-Year-Old Mom's Armpit Pain Dismissed as 'Ingrown Hair' – It Was Breast Cancer: How She Stayed Strong for Her Little Baby

Teen Thought Bleeding Was From Hemorrhoids — It Was Stage 4 Colon Cancer: How Her Brave Positivity Helped Her Beat Disease

Young Mom With Cancer Makes Superhero Slideshow to Tell Kids About Diagnosis

Abigail Seaberg

"I Have to Live With This, And I Can Do It": Dealing With Cancer at 18 Years Old

Survivor Joel Naftelberg Dances on His Problems

Extraordinary Survivor Stories

The SurvivorNet Community: "We've Been Through It"

Dr. Cecilia Larocca
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The Wall Street Trader Who Became a Tattoo Artist to Help Women Become Whole Again

The SurvivorNet Community: "We've Been Through It"

The Immunotherapy Revolution

What's Next for Cancer Now That There's a Nobel Prize for Immunotherapy?

Later Stage

Immunotherapy Helps Your Body Help Itself

Later Stage

Immunotherapy Has Changed The Game For Lung Cancer

Dr. Brendon Stiles
Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Dr. Steven Rosenberg
National Cancer Institute

The Promise of Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment

Dr. Ronald Natale

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Dr. Scott Strome

University of Maryland

The Immunotherapy Revolution

SurvivorNet Guide: Genetics

Dr. Ophira Ginsburg
NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center

Should I Get Genetic Testing to Assess My Risk for Cancer?

Dr. Ophira Ginsburg
NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center

Buyer Beware: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

Dr. Elizabeth Comen
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Where Can I Get Genetic Testing?

Dr. Eli Van Allen
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Genetics Help Researchers Get Closer To A Cure

Later Stage

The Importance Of Genetics In Lung Cancers

Dr. Geoffrey Oxnard
Boston Medical Center

Dr. Elizabeth Comen
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Genetic Testing For Breast Cancer

SurvivorNet Guide: Genetics

Things They Don't Always Tell You

Dr. Raja Flores
Mount Sinai Health System

Does Smoking Marijuana Cause Lung Cancer?

Dr. Heather Yeo
Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian

Common Misconceptions About Colon Cancer

Dr. Stephen Freedland
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Prostate Cancer Surgery Reduces Penis Size

Things They Don't Always Tell You

You Should Understand The Marketing Around Cancer

Dr. Raja Flores

Mount Sinai Health System

Dr. Patrick Swift
Stanford Medicine

Do Your Own Research on Prostate Cancer Treatment

Dr. Keith Cengel
University of Pennsylvania

Proton Therapy: When Is Expensive Cancer Treatment Really Worth It?

Dr. James Brooks
Stanford Medicine

CyberKnife as Effective as Traditional Treatments

Dr. Heather Yeo

Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian

You Should Understand The Marketing Around Cancer

Later Stage

An Immunotherapy Breakthrough: The Judy Perkins Story

Judy Perkins is a name that will be in the medical text books. She is the first person to be declared free of metastatic breast cancer after a course of immunotherapy. That's a big deal. She is what's known in the world of clinical trials as an "exceptional responder." SurvivorNet went to meet Judy about a year ago at... Read More

Judy Perkins

SurvivorNet Guide: Sex & Fertility

Dr. James Brooks
Stanford Medicine

A Healthy Sex Life Is Possible Following Prostate Surgery

Dr. Jim Hu
Weill Cornell Medicine

Ask Your Doctor About Nerve-Sparing Surgery

Dr. Jaime Knopman

CCRM NY