PARP Drugs Help Some Breast Cancer Patients, But They’re No Magic Bullet
For patients with metastatic breast cancer, doctors don’t yet know how to predict long-term responses to this PARP drug.
A New PARP Drug For Breast Cancer? I’m Thrilled!
The paradigm for using chemo first to treat advanced breast cancer may change, as we gain experience with these new drugs.
3 Lessons From An Alarming Case Of Mistaken Cancer Gene Test Results And Surgery
Before choosing any treatment after genetic testing, hit the pause button. Ask questions. Get a second opinion.
A Pill Might Control Pancreatic Cancer, Even If It Doesn’t Cure It
A new type of cancer medication, called PARP inhibitors, is gaining traction in clinical practice.
A PARP Inhibitor Keeps Some Cancers In Check For Years
Lynparza—a PARP inhibitor taken as an oral tablet, daily— keeps qualified cases of advanced ovarian cancer in check for two years, as compared to placebo.
Chatting With Anne Parker: A Patient’s View On How Cancer Care Has Changed Since The 1960s
Anne Parker’s perspective on cancer care – as a family member, patient and advocate – spans over 50 years.
Understanding Angelina Jolie Pitt’s Cancer Risk And Her Decision To Tell About It
By telling her story, she helps break the mystery and stigma that deter honest and needed discussion about cancer-causing, inherited genetic mutations.
‘Lily,’ A Film About A Young Artist With Breast Cancer, And What’s Next In Her Life
What this movie gets right is the loneliness of having cancer – the feeling that kicks in when you’re awake and alive in some sort of hyper-sterile place receiving therapy, where there’s no one else.
Don’t Judge Her
What’s great about this piece, and what’s wrong about it, is that it comes from an individual woman.