In this post, Dr. Andrea Walens shares what it was like learning she had a genetic mutation that put her at an increased risk of breast cancer and why she decided to get a prophylactic double mastectomy to help prevent the development of cancer in the future. Read More
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February 23, 2022
Andrea Walens, PhD 
February 22, 2022
Craig A. Portell, MD 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. Read More

February 17, 2022
Mastura Md Yusof, MBBS, MCO, AM, and Wan Zamaniah Wan Ishak, MBBS, MCO In this “Cancer in My Community” post, Drs. Mastura Md Yusof and Wan Zamaniah Wan Ishak discuss what cancer is like in Malaysia, including the increase in cases in recent years and the measures being taken to reduce cancer throughout the country and improve access to care. Read More

February 14, 2022
Brielle Gregory Collins, ASCO staff Research from ASCO’s 2022 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium features a study on predicting the risk of developing and dying from metastatic prostate cancer in a diverse population. Read More

February 14, 2022
Greg Guthrie, ASCO staff Read research from the February 2022 session of the ASCO Plenary Series, which highlights a study on daily aspirin to prevent breast cancer recurrence and another on using targeted therapy to treat advanced pancreatic cancer with a specific mutation. Read More