Patients of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center who are struggling to get to appointments because of transportation costs could receive a Rutter’s gas card to help.

Penn State Cancer Institute’s newest associate director for clinical research is expected to help lead the institute as it continues to expand clinical trials and research new cancer treatment drugs.

A blood test that can detect cancer early has shown what the Geisinger health network officials are calling “promising results.”

Experts say the average cancer patient needs more access and education on the benefits of trials before they choose them over better-known therapies.

A majority of cancer patients do not seek out clinical trials as their first course of treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the Hershey-based Penn State Cancer Institute.

People who have survived or are living with cancer are more likely to die from a stroke than the general public, according to new research from Penn State Health’s Penn State College of Medicine.

When the adult-care company Right at Home of Southern Pennsylvania was asked to care for a 20-year-old brain cancer patient earlier this year, it struck a chord with franchisee Keith Zimmerman.

Carolynn Doerr launched her Caring Transitions business in 2015 with a mantra of “failure is not an option.” Three years later, her mantra was put to the test when learned she had a rare form of cancer.