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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Novel Targeted Therapy Shows Promise for Advanced Lung Cancer With HER2 Mutations

2 weeks ago | cancerhealth.com | Liz Highleyman

Nearly three quarters of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with HER2 mutations experienced tumor regression when treated with zongertinib, a novel targeted therapy, according to results from the main cohort of an early study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting (AACR 2025) and published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Pickleball Offers Benefits for Cancer Survivors

3 weeks ago | cancerhealth.com | Liz Highleyman

Cancer survivors who participated in a community-based pickleball program increased their physical activity and demonstrated improvements in fitness and social support, according to the results of a small pilot study published in MDPI Healthcare.
The Art of “Rats!”: Finding Humor When Your Cancer Causes a Midline Shift

3 weeks ago | cancerhealth.com | Adam Hayden

“Rats!” Some time ago, Whitney started saying “Rats!” every so often when minor mistakes or slight inconveniences arose. “I got stuck by the train. Rats!” “We’re out of milk. Rats!” “I meant to switch the laundry before leaving. Rats!” Like all serendipitous things that land in your lap at just the right moment, I don’t know the full story behind the phrase, but I do know that all credit goes to Erin, one of Whitney’s best friends. I think of her as one of my best friends, too.
Weather Patterns, Like These Cancer Experiences, Are Circular

4 weeks ago | cancerhealth.com | Adam Hayden

Tomorrow, I’ll be back on the radiation table for the first session of my second lifetime round of radiation. The time traveler returns. Did you watch that video of James Hetfield from Metalica, still rocking at 61 years old? He’s getting ready to step on stage. He takes a couple of puffs from a cigar, spends a little time in contemplation, head resting on hands, then he climbs the steps to take the stage. That’s actual footage of me right now. I’m on my comeback tour. I’ve struggled this month.
Time Traveler’s Illusion: Eight Years After My First Radiation Therapy

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

2 months 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

2 months 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.