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The Weight of Obesity on Cancer PatientsOverweight and obese patients face worse side effects and survival odds than others with the same cancer. New efforts aim to help them get better care, become healthier and live longer.
by Melissa Weber
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Life and Health After Childhood CancerSurvival for children with cancer has improved dramatically, but longer life has revealed long-term health concerns.
by Sharon Reynolds
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Sound Advice
Fall 2014vol 04 | issue 03
Dealing with chemo brain, keeping fit during treatment, and addressing caregiver depression. -
Get Involved
A Canvas for CancerElizabeth's Canvas offers free art classes to those affected by cancer.
by Leigh Zaleski
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A Balancing ActDiabetes increases cancer risk, and a dual diagnosis of cancer and diabetes complicates treatment and prognosis.
by Stephen Ornes
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Healthy Habits
Embracing ResistanceCancer survivors may benefit from weight training.
by Alanna Kennedy-Gorman
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Navigating the Health Care MazeHealth insurance expert Karen Pollitz breaks down the impact of the Affordable Care Act on cancer patients and survivors.
by Sarah Webb
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Sound Advice
Summer 2014vol 04 | issue 02
On handling finances during cancer, skin care during radiation therapy, and getting a good night's sleep. -
Forward Look
Cool-Headed Chemo May Reduce Hair LossScalp cooling method is attracting more attention in the United States.
by Yasmine Iqbal
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Forward Look
More Patients to Have Access to Navigator ProgramsCommission on Cancer accreditation will require navigator services.
by Marilyn Fenichel
Christine Ledbetter on the ways her husband’s prostate cancer affected their relationship and finding support as a caregiver.
by Christine Ledbetter
Continuing the ConversationThe AACR hosts a roundtable to ‘get real’ about cancer health disparities.
by Marci A. Landsmann
More Patients Participating in Cancer ResearchA higher proportion of cancer patients are enrolling in research studies than previously thought, but many patients lack the access needed to participate.
by Kyle Bagenstose
Immunotherapy Drug Tarlatamab Approved for Advanced Small Cell Lung CancerThe drug showed promise in treating small cell lung cancer that had progressed during or after chemotherapy.
by Laura Gesualdi-Gilmore
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What Is a Cancer Vaccine?Learn about cancer vaccines, including the various types used to treat or prevent cancer, and discover what's already available and what's on the horizon.
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Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH: Bringing Cervical Cancer Treatment to More WomenAn innovative self-treatment strategy for cervical precancer could save lives in low- and middle-income countries as well as underserved areas in the U.S.
Alexis Browning
