Fall 2020 Vol. 10 Issue 03
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From the Editor-in-Chief
Cancer in Minority Populations
Paying attention to the social determinants of health will promote greater equity in cancer outcomes for all.
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
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Your Cancer Guide
Setting Boundaries
Honor your own needs to establish a strong foundation for healing.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
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Caregiving With Confidence
Finding the Middle Ground
Not all patients follow doctors' orders, which can be frustrating for their caregivers.
by Karen J. Bannan
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Policy Matters
The E-Cigarette Regulatory Landscape
The FDA is taking several steps to restrict and reduce e-cigarette use among youth.
by Carmine S. Leggett, PhD
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Learning Medicare’s ABCDs
Medicare was established to help provide affordable health care coverage for older Americans. But Medicare beneficiaries with cancer can still face financial burdens related to their care.
by Kate Yandell
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More Choices to Treat Lung Cancer
Advances in precision medicine and immunotherapy have led to better treatments for many patients with advanced lung cancer. But having a wider selection of therapies to choose from can make treatments more complex.
by Kendall K. Morgan
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Worth the Wait
Neoadjuvant therapy—using treatments such as chemotherapy, hormone therapy or radiation to shrink a tumor or treat unseen metastases before surgery—can improve outcomes for some patients.
by Sharon Tregaskis
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Survivor Profile
An Unlikely Pivot
Medha Deoras-Sutliff's experience with breast cancer fueled her interest in advocacy for breast cancer patients and, more recently, her support for research on rare cancers.
by Lindsey Konkel
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Q&A
The Lost Poetry of Patient Stories
Medical histories capture a vital snapshot of a patient's health status. In his new book, hematologist-oncologist Mikkael A. Sekeres provides a richer narrative.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Sound Advice
Your Questions, Our Answers
Experts offer advice on making caregiving work, the challenges of telemedicine, and absent friends.
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Get Involved
Patients With Pets
A helping hand for pet owners receiving cancer treatment.
by Jackie Oshiro
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Facts and Stats
A Brief History of Checkpoint Inhibitors
The advent of checkpoint inhibitors has broadened the range of cancer patients able to take advantage of immunotherapy.
by Bradley Jones
Cancer Talk
AACR patient advocate forum explores how new clinical trial designs are accelerating drug testing.
by Thomas Celona
Finding Your NicheSupport groups offer community for people with cancer in a world that doesn’t understand their experience.
by Carly Flumer
Making Informed Consent AccessibleConfusing informed consent forms are a common barrier to clinical trial participation. Researchers ask how they can be better designed for patients.
by Sandra Gordon
Keep That Colonoscopy AppointmentExperts weigh in on a recent study appearing to show that colonoscopy had lower-than-expected efficacy for preventing colorectal cancer.
by Pamela Rafalow Grossman
From the AACR
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AACR Cancer Progress Report
The vital importance of research for improving health and saving lives from cancer is highlighted in this twelfth edition of the annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Cancer Progress Report.
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How Our Senses Affect Cancer Development
Dr. Patricia LoRusso’s parents both died of cancer when she was a teenager, inspiring her to become an oncologist and focus on developing new treatments for people with cancer.
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Drugging the Elusive KRAS
