Get Involved Creative Therapy Various kinds of artistic expression can play a role in processing the emotional effects of cancer. by Bradley Jones Survivor Profile Handle With Care Brain cancer survivor Lanette Veres sends cards and packages to others with the disease. She believes no one should face cancer alone. by Lindsey Konkel Get Involved Stay Close Participants in Airbnb’s Open Homes program help nonprofit organizations to provide temporary lodging for cancer patients. by Katherine Malmo Get Involved Patient Navigators Patient navigators can help cancer patients tackle the trickier points of accessing health care. by Carisa D. Brewster Get Involved Happy Campers Children affected by a parent’s cancer get a unique summer camp experience at Camp Kesem. by Hanna Greeman Get Involved That Rings a Bell The End of Treatment Bells fundraiser helps patients mark milestones. by Sophy Ziss Get Involved Helping Kids Cope Help with Hope delivers care packages to young people whose mother or father has received a cancer diagnosis. by Lindsey Konkel Sowing Seeds of Health A program helps cancer survivors start gardens as a way to increase their vegetable consumption and physical activity. by Ashley P. Taylor Get Involved! Giving Women with Cancer a Tidy Gift Cleaning for a Reason cleans the homes of women diagnosed with cancer for free. by Brenda Conaway The Many Faces of Patient Advocacy Advocates shared their stories and projects at the AACR Annual Meeting. by Kate Yandell next Cancer Talk Clinical Trials: An African American Survivor’s Experience Melvin Mann benefited from joining a pivotal clinical trial for chronic myelogenous leukemia, but participation came with logistical challenges. by Melvin Mann Food Insecurity and Cancer After discovering that some patients weren’t able to access the food they needed, a community oncology practice partnered with a local food bank. by Jen Tota McGivney “Congrats! You Have the ‘Good’ Cancer” Many people know thyroid cancer as a cancer type with a relatively good prognosis, but the disease still has profound effects on patients and survivors, writes thyroid cancer survivor Carly Flumer. by Carly Flumer Progress, But Still Room for Improvement The winter 2019/2020 issue of Cancer Today tells the stories of people working to improve privacy protections for patients seeking support online, expand access to genetic testing and boost the efficacy of immunotherapy to benefit more patients. by Kevin McLaughlin More Posts