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Telling Your Children About Inheritable Cancer Risk
Letting children know they might have a mutation that increases their risk for cancer can be a challenge for patients. Experts stress there is no right or wrong way to share the information.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Sound Advice
Winter 2019/2020vol 09 | issue 04
Experts offer advice on parenting a child who has had cancer, what to look for in a primary care provider, and peripheral neuropathy. -
Q&A
Coming of AgeDrawing on her own experiences as a teenager who learned her mother had pancreatic cancer, Marisa Bardach Ramel urges adolescents in similar situations to embrace all emotions—even the ugly ones.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Secure Connections
Patients find each other online and get support they say is unparalleled, but with openness comes concern about privacy.
by Kate Yandell
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Healthy Habits
Step to ItInexpensive fitness trackers offer an easy way to monitor physical activity.
by Carisa D. Brewster
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Healthy Habits
Low-Effort EatsEating well during cancer treatment doesn't require a lot of work.
by Ashley P. Taylor
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Forward Look
Investigating the Keto Diet’s Effects on CancerJocelyn Tan on what the studies show.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
Clinical Trials Need Cancer Caregivers TooResearchers are studying how to best support family members.
by Delia O’Hara
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Forward Look
Medicare to Cover CAR-T Cell TherapyHigh cost may still limit access.
by Nancy Averett
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Noble Art
Art therapist and licensed clinical professional counselor Jacqueline Carmody describes how a unique art therapy program helps people affected by cancer.
by Bradley Jones
Cancer Talk
Cancer Today Editors’ Picks: 2024
Our favorite Cancer Today stories from 2024, as picked by the editors.
Rethinking the Role of RadiationChest radiation may not be necessary for people with intermediate-risk breast cancer.
by Thomas Celona
De-escalating Treatment for DCISResearch finds certain people with low-risk DCIS may be able to forgo surgery or radiation.
by Thomas Celona
Study Highlights Challenges in Pancreatic Cancer StagingMost pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cases initially considered to be stage I are changed to a higher stage after surgery.
by Taneia Surles