Summer 2017 Vol. 07 Issue 02
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From the Editor-in-Chief
Differences and Disparities in Cancer
"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman.” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
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Your Cancer Guide
Talking With Your Young Children
Follow these tips for discussing your diagnosis and treatment plan with your kids.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
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Caregiving With Confidence
Ways to Get Organized
Develop a system to avoid being overwhelmed by health care bills and information.
by Aimee Swartz
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A New Look for Clinical Trials
More focused efforts aim to increase the number and type of participants in research studies. One goal is for study participants to be more like the patients who will take the drug if it is approved.
by Sue Rochman
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Going Off-Label
Physicians are legally permitted to prescribe drugs approved for one purpose to be used for another, a practice called off-label prescribing. The rise of targeted therapies and immunotherapies is creating new challenges for navigating off-label options.
by Kate Yandell
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The Kindest Cut
Before undergoing surgery, cancer patients should look for experienced surgeons, get second opinions and ask about the risks and benefits.
by Stephen Ornes
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Survivor Profile
The Gift of Music
A self-taught musician takes what he has learned from his experience with kidney cancer to entertain, teach and inspire.
by Jenny Song
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Q&A
Trial Guide
Researcher Tom Marsilje is helping fellow colorectal cancer patients sort through clinical trials.
by Kate Yandell
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Sound Advice
Your Questions, Our Answers
Assisting a co-worker with cancer, what you should ask your doctor, and dating and cancer.
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Get Involved
A Home Away From Home
Ann W. Calahan started Joe's House to help cancer patients and others find places to stay when they're being treated away from home.
by Cameron Walker
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In The Moment
Karyn Marshall, James Gathright, Catherine Hargrove.
Cancer Talk
Forum discusses next-generation technologies that will guide oncology research and patient care in the years to come.
by Thomas Celona
On Wearing a Brave Face for Myself and OthersA woman living with lung cancer reflects on the contrast between how people see her and how she feels as someone living with metastatic disease.
by Suzanne Adriana Remington
Cervical Cancer Found at Later Stages After 65A study found women in California were more likely to have cervical cancer diagnoses at a later stage after age 65.
by Jon Kelvey
A Life Cycle of FearWrestling with fears of recurrence after cancer returns.
by Carly Flumer