Sound Advice

vol 10 | issue 03
Experts offer advice on making caregiving work, the challenges of telemedicine, and absent friends.

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

Your Cancer Guide

Honor your own needs to establish a strong foundation for healing.

by Hester Hill Schnipper

Forward Look

Compromises between length and quality of life should be informed by thorough research.

by Lindsey Konkel

Forward Look

Study finds acupuncture can help reduce cancer-related pain.

by Sharon Tregaskis

Caregiving With Confidence

Not all patients follow doctors' orders, which can be frustrating for their caregivers.

by Karen J. Bannan

Healthy Habits

Be aware of how to prevent infection as the seasons change.

by Erin O'Donnell

Survivorship care plans can prepare cancer patients to get the best medical care and maintain their quality of life following treatment.

by Carly Flumer

A trial of the targeted therapy Tagrisso (osimertinib) for early-stage lung cancer finds that patients who take it go longer without having a cancer recurrence. Whether that should change clinical practice is under discussion.

by Ashley P. Taylor

Despite national guidelines urging oncologists to bring up risks of infertility posed by cancer treatment, many young cancer patients are never told about these risks or counseled on their fertility preservation options.

by Marcus A. Banks