Cancer Health

Cancer Health helps individuals affected by cancer take charge of their care and enhance their well-being. Since its launch in 2017, the website offers easy-to-understand information about treatment options and ways to improve quality of life for both patients and their families. Additionally, it provides insights on cancer prevention and health policy aimed at a broader audience.

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Time Traveler’s Illusion: Eight Years After My First Radiation Therapy

1 week ago | cancerhealth.com | Adam Hayden

“I’m just so happy to see that you’re the same Adam!” I smiled through it. And in just the same way, I’m also happy that I’m the same Adam; the same me. And I’m happy to see him! We really did become friends during the six week course of radiation therapy in 2016. But behind the smile are the conflicting emotions.
Cooling or Compressing Hands During Chemo Can Prevent Neuropathy

2 weeks ago | cancerhealth.com | Liz Highleyman

Women who wear frozen or tight-fitting gloves during taxane-based chemotherapy for breast cancer are less likely to develop painful peripheral neuropathy, according to research published in JAMA Oncology. While both methods were effective, compression is more accessible and may be better tolerated than cold temperature. Cytotoxic chemotherapy is an effective treatment for many types of cancer, but the medications can harm or kill normal cells along with malignant cells, leading to side effects.
Through the Mask and Into the MRI Machine

3 weeks ago | cancerhealth.com | Adam Hayden

Hey, before we get started The tech to my right stops sliding the table into the MRI machine and locks eyes with me through the lattice of the immobilization mask. He’s surprised that I stopped him. Was the scan ordered with contrast? Yeah, I think so. I mean, I’m pretty sure it was. Do you need to place an IV for that? Oh yeah! I mean, yes. We can do that now. Cool tattoos, by the way. Why a brain? Well, I have brain cancer.
Nerve-Sparing Prostate Cancer Surgery Preserves Sexual Function

4 weeks ago | cancerhealth.com | Liz Highleyman

A robot-assisted surgery technique, dubbed NeuroSAFE, spares nerves and helps avoid erectile dysfunction in men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, according to study findings presented at the 2025 European Association of Urology Congress and published in The Lancet Oncology.
mRNA Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise for Pancreatic Cancer

1 month ago | cancerhealth.com | Liz Highleyman

A custom-made messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine plus an immune checkpoint inhibitor appears to reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer recurrence for at least three years after surgery, according to results from a small clinical trial published in Nature. “The latest data from the Phase I trial are encouraging,” lead investigator Vinod Balachandran, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, said in a news release.
Piano Lessons May Relieve Chemo Brain

1 month ago | cancerhealth.com | Liz Highleyman

Learning to play the piano may help alleviate cognitive side effects associated with cancer chemotherapy, according to a small study. Many people undergoing treatment experience slow thinking, impaired concentration and memory lapses—commonly known as brain fog or chemo brain—due to the drugs themselves or side effects, such as fatigue, stress and poor sleep.
Word of Mouth: How to Address Oral Problems Caused by Cancer Treatments

1 month ago | cancerhealth.com | Kate Ferguson

Chemotherapy, targeted medications and radiation work by killing fast-growing cancer cells. But these lifesaving treatments can also directly harm healthy cells in the mouth, glands and bones, especially among people with head and neck cancers. What’s more, these treatments often cause oral side effects, such as pain; dry mouth; burning, peeling or swelling of the tongue; infections; and changes in taste—all of which can make it difficult to eat, talk or swallow.
Can A Therapeutic Vaccine Halt Progression to Cervical Cancer?

1 month ago | cancerhealth.com | Liz Highleyman

An experimental treatment vaccine could halt disease progression in women who have already developed precancerous cervical lesions. While the Gardasil 9 vaccine prevents infection with nine types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause cancer or genital warts, an experimental treatment vaccine could halt disease progression in women who have already developed precancerous cervical lesions.
What’s New in Blood Cancer Treatment?

1 month ago | cancerhealth.com | Liz Highleyman

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting in December focused on advances in blood cancer care. For chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common type in adults, the Phase III AMPLIFY trial found that a fixed-duration combination of two pills—the BTK inhibitor Calquence (acalabrutinib) and the BCL-2 inhibitor Venclexta (venetoclax)—led to durable remission and improved survival for patients without high-risk gene mutations.
Advances in Breast Cancer

1 month ago | cancerhealth.com | Liz Highleyman

Studies presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) in December highlight the importance of individualized treatment. The Phase III PATINA trial showed that the CDK 4/6 inhibitor Ibrance (palbociclib) delayed progression of double-positive breast cancer when added to standard first-line maintenance therapy. Ibrance was first approved in 2015 for women with locally advanced or metastatic hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, the most common type.