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Pushing Progress Forward
NCI Director Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless addresses disparities and maps out plans for the future amid “profound upheaval.”
by Kevin McLaughlin
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Cancer and Older Adults: Can Oncologists Do Better?
Geriatric assessment reduces toxicity from treatment and improves quality of life in older adults with cancer.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Why Skip a Dose?
A survey of over 1,000 breast cancer patients prescribed endocrine therapy sheds light on low adherence.
by Emma Yasinski
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Cancer Care Moves Forward Amid COVID-19
Following the arrival of the coronavirus in the U.S., people with cancer and their doctors are adjusting to new ways of doing things while continuing to seek and provide cancer care.
by Kate Yandell
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Trials Interrupted
COVID-19 slowed or stopped enrollment in some cancer clinical trials.
by Kate Yandell
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Registries Report on COVID-19 and Cancer
Data shed light on risk factors for death among people with cancer infected with the coronavirus.
by Kate Yandell
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When COVID-19 Comes Home
I have brain cancer, and my wife is a health care worker. These are some questions we had to consider leading up to and after her diagnosis with COVID-19.
by Adam Hayden
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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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International Perspectives on COVID-19 and Cancer
Researchers from around the globe share insights into the outcomes of people with cancer who are infected with the coronavirus.
by Bradley Jones
Cancer Talk
Treating HER2-ultralow Breast Cancer
FDA approval expands treatment options for people with metastatic breast cancer that expresses minimal levels of HER2.
by Sandra Gordon
Lessons Learned as a Caregiver and PatientAfter caring for her husband during his cancer treatment, Miriam Díaz-Gilbert was prepared to face her DCIS diagnosis.
by Miriam Díaz-Gilbert
Screening Options for People With Dense BreastsReports on breast density inform women of their status but raise questions about what to do next.
by Robin Roenker
Injection Immunotherapies Get FDA ApprovalGiving immunotherapy drugs as injections, rather than intravenously, means patients can spend less time in the hospital or treatment center.
by Laura Gesualdi-Gilmore