Get Involved Stay Close Participants in Airbnb’s Open Homes program helps 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 Get Involved Cancer Patients Get a Lift Couple starts foundation to provide transportation to kids with cancer and their families. by Lindsey Konkel Get Involved! A Running Start Cancer to 5K offers exercise training and support to cancer survivors at all fitness levels. by Brenda Conaway next Cancer Talk Misunderstandings About Cancer DNA Tests Many cancer patients who received genomic testing of their cancers in a clinical trial did not fully understand the purpose of the testing. by Emma Yasinski Cancer Patients Should Receive Flu Shots People with cancer are at increased risk of serious complications if they get the flu. Flu shots are safe for this group, and a recent study bolsters evidence of their effectiveness. by Carly Weeks First Ladies of Africa Issue Call to Address Cancer Crisis A coalition of wives of African leaders, originally dedicated to addressing HIV/AIDS, is now also taking on the growing problem of cancer. by Bradley D. Miller, PhD Patients and Caregivers Raise Their Voices The fall 2019 Cancer Today tells the stories of advocates who are using the internet to amplify their voices, patients who are navigating the world of complementary medicine and researchers who are devising new immunotherapies. by Kevin McLaughlin More Posts