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Choosing First-Line Chemo for Advanced Stomach Cancer — What Caregivers Should Know
First-line chemotherapy for advanced stomach cancer is matched to biopsy markers such as HER2, PD-L1, and Claudin18.2. Rather than memorizing drug names, caregivers should keep track of the patient's marker scores and learn the warning signs of immunotherapy side effects — it makes the next appointment go much more smoothly.
Between Recurrence, Clinical Trials, and Choosing the Next Chemo Drug in Ovarian Cancer - What Caregivers Should Know
When ovarian cancer comes back, doctors often steer away from drugs that have already stopped working, hold the remaining chemo agents in reserve, and may first recommend a clinical trial that is about to close enrollment. Understanding the wait for biopsy results and how trials actually proceed can ease a lot of a caregiver's anxiety.
Are There Targeted Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer? A Guide for Caregivers
For some pancreatic cancer patients, such as those with a BRCA mutation, targeted therapy or maintenance treatment may be an option. A caregiver-focused guide encouraging you to discuss genetic testing with your oncologist.
A long-overdue hello - the days spent at the side of late-stage cancer
A caregiver's check-in from beside a late-stage cancer patient. An emergency room visit over blood in the urine, the worry around switching anticoagulant medication, and the small comforts of daily life, told plainly and honestly.
Told you have melanoma but don't need chemo yet? Here's how to make sense of it
When rectal or anal melanoma turns up by chance and the doctor says "there's no spread, so we won't start chemo right now," what does that actually mean? Here's a patient-side look at how to handle follow-up monitoring and choosing the right department.