During a cancer journey, survivors often say they cling to a special object, or memento, that serves as a beacon of hope and a strong symbol of their resilience. In their first-ever meeting, four ...

The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) is a leading global conference that brings together researchers, clinicians, and advocates to share the latest breakthroughs in breast cancer care. This ...

Finding the right doctor and treatment center is often a stressful and confusing early step after a glioma diagnosis. When faced with something as life-changing as a cancer diagnosis, it can be easy ...

After glioma treatment, follow-up care plays a crucial role in watching for possible tumor changes, managing symptoms, and supporting long-term well-being. How you will be monitored depends on your ...

With better surgery, smarter imaging, and targeted drugs like IDH inhibitors, the story of low-grade glioma is increasingly one of long-term disease management. Still, any glioma diagnosis is ...

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant and breast cancer survivor Chanda Conger found hope in small coins—pennies that reminded her of her late father—during her cancer journey. Diagnosed at 38, she ...

For patients facing low-grade glioma, the targeted drug vorasidenib has emerged as a milestone treatment option. It is the first systemic therapy specifically for people with certain gliomas with ...

Radiation therapy is one of the most effective treatments available for people with gliomas. It uses targeted, high-energy beams to slow tumor growth and help improve symptoms such as headaches, ...

Dr. Nick Gonzalez Castro, a neurologist and neuro-oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute within Brigham and Women’s Hospital, feels privileged to work in Boston, Massachusetts, and to treat ...

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 ...

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 ...