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What It’s Like to Get a “C” in Graduate School
I was afraid that my thyroid cancer diagnosis would derail my graduate school plans. Instead, it helped shape my career path.
by Carly Flumer
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Embracing Palliative Care Sooner
Studies show the benefits palliative care can provide to advanced cancer patients, but also highlight inequities in access.
by Jen Tota McGivney
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Using Leftover Cancer Drugs to Help Others
Cancer drug repositories that accept unused drugs could provide an affordable source of medications for patients in need, while also providing patients left with extra drugs a way to give back.
by Jon Kelvey
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Facing Cancer and a Pandemic at the Same Time
Cancer patients and their families share stories of fear, love and uncertainty as they find new ways to support each other.
by Jen Tota McGivney
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Virtual Connection in a Time of Social Distance
Responding to the coronavirus, patient advocates and nonprofits expand existing outreach initiatives and launch new ones.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Forward Look
Getting Help to Avoid Financial DistressTodd Yezefski on financial navigators.
by Sue Rochman
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Healthy Habits
Go With Your GutCan eating yogurt reduce your risk of developing lung cancer?
by Karen Olsen
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Healthy Habits
The ABCs of CBDUnderstanding of the effects of cannabidiol on cancer-related symptoms is limited.
by Bradley Jones
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Sound Advice
Spring 2020vol 10 | issue 01
Experts offer advice on getting involved with patient advocacy, expressing feelings to loved ones, and hospice care. -
Forward Look
Managing Opioid-Related ConstipationPatients may be wary of discussing this common side effect.
by Sue Rochman
Cancer Talk
Improving Communication for Deaf Cancer Patients
After a cancer diagnosis, people who are deaf or have hearing problems can struggle if accommodations don’t meet their communication needs.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
Is Immunotherapy Right for People Hospitalized With Advanced Cancer?Researchers find no evidence that immune checkpoint inhibitors benefit cancer patients getting inpatient care. They urge earlier consideration of palliative care.
by Kyle Bagenstose
Celebrity Cancer Stories Can Lack Important InformationNews coverage about public figures facing cancer frequently leaves out key details about the diagnosis and fails to provide background information on cancer.
by Laura Gesualdi Gilmore
AACR Annual Meeting 2025Immunotherapies, cancer vaccines and more from Cancer Today’s coverage of the AACR Annual Meeting 2025.