What are the Main Types of Gynecologic Cancers?
…types of gynecologic cancers and their symptoms. Cervical cancer In cervical cancer, cancer cells form in the tissues of the cervix, the lower, narrow end of the uterus. More than…
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Gynecologic Cancer Screening: What You Need to Know
…Here is a look at the screening exams and symptoms for each gynecologic cancer. Cervical cancer The standard screening test for cervical cancer is a Pap smear, in which cells…
How Is Surgery Used to Treat Gynecologic Cancers?
…invasive surgeries to treat women with gynecologic cancers. Minimally Invasive vs. Open Surgeries Minimally invasive surgery, or laparoscopy, is increasingly used in gynecologic cancers, often with the assistance of a…
The Most Significant Cancer Research Advances of the 2010s
…of human cancer genomes over the past decade has demystified the genetics of cancer. We now have a blueprint of cancer genes in every type of cancer and information about…
Fighting Women’s Cancers from Within
…F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers at Dana-Farber, investigators are testing the mettle of immunotherapy against breast and gynecologic tumors. Prime candidates in gynecologic cancers Many new immunotherapy drugs are…
Colorectal Cancer: Risk Factors, Treatment, Symptoms, and More
…are cancers from glandular tissue. Other cancer types that can occur in the colon include carcinoid tumors, small cell carcinomas, and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). An image of colon cancer, with cancer cells…
Breast Cancer in Young People: What You Need to Know
…life. Is breast cancer different in younger people? While breast cancer can take variety of forms, the most common type in young people is ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, just like…
If I’ve Had a Gynecologic Cancer, Can I Have Children?
Michael Muto, MD (left), and Colleen Feltmate, MD (right), are experts in surgery for gynecologic cancer. Fertility is a common concern among newly diagnosed cancer patients. For women with gynecologic…
Colorectal Cancer in the Black Community: Information to Know
Communities of color, particularly Black Americans, have long faced health disparities and a disproportionate burden of cancer. Colorectal cancer is no exception. Colorectal cancer occurs at a higher rate in…
Human Touch Surgeries, New Therapies Brighten the Picture in Endometrial Cancer
…Research in Endometrial Cancer? What Are the Most Common Cancers in Women? Endometrial cancer, which arises in the lining of the uterus, is the most common form of gynecologic cancer….
Metastatic Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know
What is metastatic breast cancer? Metastatic breast cancer (also referred to as advanced stage or stage IV breast cancer) is breast cancer that has spread (or metastasized) from the breast…
What are Cancer Disparities and How Are Dana-Farber Researchers Addressing Them?
…disparities in childhood cancer Kira Bona, MD, MPH, studies how poverty affects outcomes in children with cancer who are treated in clinical trials. Because cancer is much rarer in children…
Cancer Prevention and Care Resources for Marginalized Patients and Advocates
…and poorer outcomes in cancer care and treatment. These inequities are called cancer disparities. The causes “are complex and reflect social and economic disparities and cultural differences that affect cancer…
Experts Forecast Cancer Research and Treatment Advances in 2017
…of the Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; and cancer prevention and disparities expert Electra Paskett, PhD, Marion N. Rowley professor of cancer research in the…
What Are the Different Types of Cancer Surgery?
Cancer surgery is used to prevent, diagnose, stage, and treat cancer. It is the oldest type of cancer therapy and generally works best for solid tumors contained in one area….
What’s the Difference Between BRCA1 and BRCA2?
…of breast cancer and a family history of breast cancer Anyone with cancer in both breasts Metastatic breast cancer A personal or family history of ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, aggressive…
Cancer Treatment: A Look at How It Has Evolved in 70 Years
…and lung cancer to Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney cancer, and bladder cancer. Even more recent are CAR T-cell therapies, which are made by engineering patient’s immune system T cells to be…
What is Immunotherapy? A Guide to Treatment, Side Effects, and Results
…Types of immunotherapy Cancer vaccines Cancer vaccines are substances given to people to prevent cancer from developing, or to treat existing cancers by strengthening and optimizing the body’s immune response…
Breast Cancer in Men: What You Need to Know
…cancer. 10-12% will have HER2-positive breast cancer, while triple-negative male breast cancer occurs in just 2-3% of cases. What are the stages of breast cancer? Breast cancers are staged on…
Colorectal Cancer Myths and Common Questions
…National Cancer Institute. In March 2019, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center announced the launch of the Young Onset Colorectal Cancer Center, which focuses exclusively on the care of colorectal cancer…