Keck Medicine of USC Blog | Cancer

How to Sleep After a Lumpectomy
September 21, 2026

How to Sleep After a Lumpectomy

A Keck Medicine of USC surgeon shares her top tips for sleeping comfortably after breast cancer surgery. Treatment for breast...
How to Choose the Best Place for Your Chemotherapy Treatment
September 21, 2026

How to Choose the Best Place for Your Chemotherapy Treatment

While chemotherapy drugs are standardized, there’s a lot that can vary in the treatment patients receive. Here are some things...
How Can Older Adults Avoid Drug Interactions During Chemotherapy?
September 21, 2026

How Can Older Adults Avoid Drug Interactions During Chemotherapy?

A Keck Medicine of USC expert advises how care teams can help seniors safely take their regular medications and chemotherapy...
How to Sleep After a Lumpectomy
September 21, 2026

How to Sleep After a Lumpectomy

A Keck Medicine of USC surgeon shares her top tips for sleeping comfortably after breast cancer surgery. Treatment for breast...
How to Choose the Best Place for Your Chemotherapy Treatment
September 21, 2026

How to Choose the Best Place for Your Chemotherapy Treatment

While chemotherapy drugs are standardized, there’s a lot that can vary in the treatment patients receive. Here are some things...
How Can Older Adults Avoid Drug Interactions During Chemotherapy?
September 21, 2026

How Can Older Adults Avoid Drug Interactions During Chemotherapy?

A Keck Medicine of USC expert advises how care teams can help seniors safely take their regular medications and chemotherapy...
Meet Elizabeth Zhang-Velten, MD, PhD
September 9, 2026

Meet Elizabeth Zhang-Velten, MD, PhD

Dr. Zhang-Velten is a radiation oncologist with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in adult cancers. She treats patients at...
 Can I Take a GLP-1 if I Have Cancer?
September 2, 2026

Can I Take a GLP-1 if I Have Cancer?

An endocrinologist discusses whether it is safe for cancer patients and survivors to take medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and...
 How to Manage the Side Effects of Radiation Therapy
August 25, 2026

How to Manage the Side Effects of Radiation Therapy

A Keck Medicine of USC radiation oncologist explains how radiation therapy side effects — and coping strategies — can vary....
 Understanding Metastatic Bone Cancer
August 19, 2026

Understanding Metastatic Bone Cancer

Treatment advancements are optimizing outcomes and helping patients maintain mobility. Innovative treatments are helping many patients with advanced stages of...
 Why CAR-T Cell Therapy Struggles Against Solid Tumors
August 4, 2026

Why CAR-T Cell Therapy Struggles Against Solid Tumors

A Keck Medicine of USC cell therapist explains how design innovations could expand the use of CAR-T cell therapy beyond...
 Does Chemotherapy Always Cause Hair Loss?
August 4, 2026

Does Chemotherapy Always Cause Hair Loss?

With some chemotherapy treatments, patients can lose most or all of their hair. But once treatment ends, your hair will...
 Meet Christopher Foss, MD
August 4, 2026

Meet Christopher Foss, MD

Dr. Foss is a hematologist-oncologist with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with blood disorders...
 Can You Be Too Old for a Bone Marrow Transplant?
June 30, 2026

Can You Be Too Old for a Bone Marrow Transplant?

Learn how treatment advancements are improving outcomes for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia.  Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare, aggressive...