FDA expands access to drug helping pancreatic cancer patients

Former Sen. Ben Sasse, 54, called daraxonrasib "a miracle drug" that was allowing him to live longer and with less pain.

• May 2

A dad's colon cancer spread to lungs. He says what happened next was a miracle.

Spencer Laird was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. At 30, he was told it had returned and spread to his lungs, with one tumor the size of a golf ball.

• Mar 14

Woman thought she had a pulled muscle working out. It was a rare cancer.

Jennifer Frederick didn't understand why she had a growing lump under her skin. A doctor returned a devastating diagnosis.

• Jul 19, 2025

Medical researchers, patients decry Trump admin's layoffs, budget cuts

Scientists conducting medical research are facing an existential crisis: Layoffs and budget cuts pushed by President Trump that, they say, jeopardize finding a cure for cancer.

• Jun 29, 2025

New treatments offer hope for older patients with a deadly cancer diagnosis

Glioblastoma typically kills within 18 months, but a new type of treatment has kept Nadya El-Afandi's scans clear 17 months after diagnosis.

• Nov 23, 2024

Komen funding innovative breast cancer research in North Texas

Komen played a role in the development of all 19 breast cancer drugs approved by the FDA since 2012.

• Oct 27, 2024

Doctors concerned cases of younger cancer patients occurring more frequently

Timothy Back thought he was health's picture until the 37-year-old got a cancer diagnosis.

• Jan 24, 2024