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Nobel Prize Winner: What's Next For Immunotherapy?

Dr. Jim Allison
Department of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Living

SurvivorNet Interviews Tom Brokaw: "I Just Want to Stay Vertical" -- Politics Keep His Mind Off Cancer, And Medical Marijuana Helps Too

Welcome to SurvivorNet – We're Here to Help

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

Treatment

The Father of Immunotherapy Recommends Multiple Opinions

Dr. Steven Rosenberg
National Cancer Institute

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Cancer in the News -- Keep Up With The Progress

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Facebook and YouTube Crack Down on Bogus Medical Claims and Bad Health Information Littering the Internet

Caroline Hopkins
SurvivorNet

Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancers Can Benefit from the Promising Immunotherapy Drug Keytruda Now, Too

Caroline Hopkins
SurvivorNet

The Tiniest Survivor-- So Much Joy As 2-Year-Old Kenni Shea Xydias Defeats Cancer Of Her Ovaries

New Study Finds That People Diagnosed With Cancer Have Superior Memory Function

Caroline Hopkins
SurvivorNet

“Our Medical System is Stuck in the Dark Ages”: After Losing His Wife to a Rare Cancer, Vivek Wadhwa, One of The Most Influential Minds in Technology, Argues There's a Better Way to Save Lives

No, Bug Spray Doesn't Cause Cancer—And that Includes DEET

Caroline Hopkins
SurvivorNet

Could Too Many Antioxidants Help Lung Cancer Spread?

Calcium Deposits on a Mammogram: Harmless, or a Sign of Breast Cancer?

Caroline Hopkins
SurvivorNet

“The Cancer Problem That No One’s Talking About”: The High Cost of Traveling to a Clinical Trial

"Born To Be Bad"-- New Evidence That Some Colorectal Cancers Can Spread At Early Stages Of The Disease

Cancer in the News -- Keep Up With The Progress

Extraordinary Survivor Stories

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Living

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

"Instead of a Sick Person, He Saw Bravery"

Living

The Courage to Be You: Meet Survivor Ericka Hart

Survivor Joel Naftelberg Dances on His Problems

Extraordinary Survivor Stories

A Journey in Focus: Ovarian Cancer

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Decisions Around Ovarian Cancer - Diagnosis & Treatment

Living

Living with Ovarian Cancer-- How Scientific Progress Has Made Life With the Disease More Manageable

Dr. Beth Karlan
UCLA Medical Center
Living

Facing An Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Mid-Career -- Ex-NYPD Sergeant Shares Her Story

Maintenance

PARP inhibitors for ovarian cancer

Dr. Jose Alejandro Rauh-Hain
MD Anderson Cancer Center

A Journey in Focus: Ovarian Cancer

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

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Living

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

I Didn't Think I'd Live to See My Kids Get Married -- Judy Golz on Learning to Live With the Disease

"Instead of a Sick Person, He Saw Bravery"

Living

Finding the Light After a Cancer Diagnosis

"Mommies Make It Through Breast Cancer" -- Author & Survivor Laura Morton On Talking to Her Daughter

In an Industry So Focused on Looks, Ramy Gafni Didn't Let Cancer Get in His Way

Living

Dancing Her Way to Recovery - How Zumba Helped Survivor Vera Trifunovich Cope

Kelly Shanahan

METUP
Living

It's Not My Boobs, It's Not My Hair -- It's Just Me That Makes Me Beautiful

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

The Immunotherapy Revolution

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

Later Stage

Immunotherapy Helps Your Body Help Itself

Dr. Cecilia Larocca
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Later Stage

Immunotherapy Has Changed The Game For Lung Cancer

Dr. Brendon Stiles
Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian
Treatment

The Promise of Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment

Dr. Steven Rosenberg
National Cancer Institute

Dr. Ronald Natale

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Dr. Scott Strome

University of Maryland

The Immunotherapy Revolution

SurvivorNet Guide: Genetics

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Prevention

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

Dr. Ophira Ginsburg
NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center
Prevention

Buyer Beware: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

Dr. Ophira Ginsburg
NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center
Prevention

Where Can I Get Genetic Testing?

Dr. Elizabeth Comen
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Treatment

Genetics Help Researchers Get Closer To A Cure

Dr. Eli Van Allen
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Later Stage

The Importance Of Genetics In Late Stage Lung Cancers

Dr. Geoffrey Oxnard
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Prevention

Genetic Testing For Breast Cancer

Dr. Elizabeth Comen
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

SurvivorNet Guide: Genetics

Things They Don't Always Tell You

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Prevention

Does Smoking Marijuana Cause Lung Cancer?

Dr. Raja Flores
Mount Sinai Health System
Prevention

Common Misconceptions About Colon Cancer

Dr. Heather Yeo
Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian
Living

Prostate Cancer Surgery Reduces Penis Size

Dr. Stephen Freedland
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Things They Don't Always Tell You

You Should Understand The Marketing Around Cancer

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Dr. Raja Flores

Mount Sinai Health System
Treatment

Do Your Own Research on Prostate Cancer Treatment

Dr. Patrick Swift
Stanford Medicine
Treatment

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

Dr. Keith Cengel
University of Pennsylvania
Treatment

CyberKnife as Effective as Traditional Treatments

Dr. James Brooks
Stanford Medicine

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

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 her home in Florida and we shot this short documentary. In 2003, Judy was diagno... Read More

SurvivorNet Guide: Sex & Fertility

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Living

A Healthy Sex Life Is Possible Following Prostate Surgery

Dr. James Brooks
Stanford Medicine
Treatment

Ask Your Doctor About Nerve-Sparing Surgery

Dr. Jim Hu
Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Jaime Knopman

CCRM NY
Living

Can I Have A Baby After Breast Cancer?

Dr. Elizabeth Comen
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

SurvivorNet Guide: Sex & Fertility

Our Philosophy

Cancer is such an exciting and hopeful field these days. There are more and more ways we can think about treatment. We hope SurvivorNet empowers people to ask their doctor the “what about this?” question.

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