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Delaying Breast Cancer Chemotherapy May Shorten Survival

A higher dose of cisplatin and combination with other medications influence the development of hearing loss.

Warring Khushwinder, 59, an engineer and a member of the Sikh faith, lives in Orangevale, California. He had multiple myeloma.

Terlisa Sheppard, age 54, is an 18-year survivor of metastatic breast cancer.

Brian Koffman, a family physician when diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cofounded the CLL Society.

A group for patient advocacy was created after an instant connection was made between two women dealing with the same difficult diagnosis.

Hematologist John Byrd, MD, is chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

With a sense of humor and a warm heart, Carol Tietz, an 11-year survivor of small-cell lung cancer, pays her good fortune forward.

Chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation are the mainstays of SCLC treatment.

Chemotherapy can cause a wide range of side effects, but they can usually be managed.

Physical activity may help people avoid “brain fog” while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

Will there ever be a time when I can bring all of myself into a room?

A former world champion triathlete, Siri Lindley, 52, lives with her wife in Longmont, Colorado. She was treated for acute myeloid leukemia.

Mark Hoffman, 57, who has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, learned how to ask a question that may have saved his life.

The booster is recommended for organ transplant recipients, people receiving cancer treatment and people with advanced or untreated HIV.

Things have evolved pretty quickly. First, the non-existent pain in my cancerous rib went from zero to 60 in the middle of a game of golf.

Experts call for heightened precautions and better, more intensive therapies for COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems.