Liquid biopsies have become more common in cancer care, particularly for people with non-small cell lung cancer. But what are liquid biopsies, and how are they used? Learn more here about who might need a liquid biopsy and what to expect from the procedure.
Su médico puede recomendarle una biopsia por aspiración con aguja fina, también llamada biopsia con aguja fina o punción aspiración con aguja fina (PAAF), para averiguar si una masa tumoral de una exploración o examen es cáncer. Aprenda cuál es el procedimiento, cómo prepararse y cómo se usa para diagnosticar el cáncer.
Dr. H. Jack West shares what people with lung cancer should know about biomarker testing, including why it is important in planning treatment and what to expect during the testing process.
For people at high risk of developing skin cancer, doctors may recommend screening. Learn what to expect during a skin cancer screening and everyday ways to prevent skin cancer.
In this podcast, Dr. Funda Meric-Bernstam and Dr. Mark Robson discuss a new ASCO provisional clinical opinion on somatic genomic testing in people with metastatic or advanced cancer, including what it is and how it impacts cancer treatment.
Oncologists take many factors into consideration when making treatment plan recommendations for people with cancer. Here, learn what key factors and tools are used when making treatment plan decisions.
El Dr. Craig A. Portell analiza qué es la terapia de células T con CAR, cómo funciona, cuáles son sus efectos secundarios comunes y cómo está cambiando cómo se tratan algunos tipos de cáncer.
Breast cancer survivor Tracy Tyner shares why she chose a mastectomy with a flat closure following her breast cancer diagnosis and how doing her own research and collaborating with her surgeon helped lead to a successful outcome.
In this podcast, 4 experts discuss the first-ever targeted therapies approved for people with non-small cell lung cancer with an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutation, including how they work and what they mean for people with this type of cancer.
In this podcast, Dr. Tian Zhang and Dr. Afreen Shariff discuss the side effects of a type of immunotherapy called an immune checkpoint inhibitor and how people receiving this type of treatment can best monitor themselves for side effects.
