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Caregiving With Confidence
Relative DistanceCaregiving from afar? Consider these strategies to help support your loved one, and yourself.
by Amy Cunningham
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Sound Advice
Summer 2012vol 02 | issue 02
Talking about end of life care, learning about the long-term affects of treatment in pediatric cancer, and finding reliable information online. -
Parenting With Cancer: Out in the OpenParents with cancer face special challenges. New points of connection can help you be there for your kids.
by Jen A. Miller
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Healthy Habits
Making Quitting StickRecent research raises new questions about the use of nicotine replacement.
by Alanna Kennedy-Gorman
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Q&A
Healing With LaughterBrenda Elsagher finds that comedy can comfort after a cancer diagnosis.
by Ronni Gordon
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Sound Advice
Spring 2012vol 02 | issue 01
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Forward Look
Therapy Unexpectedly Leads to Mental HazeResearchers surprised that radiation may cause “chemobrain.”
by Melissa Weber
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Caregiving With Confidence
Lessons LearnedLike many caregivers, I had little guidance on how to ease my loved one's suffering and improve our quality of life. Here are five things I know now that I wish I knew then.
by Michelle Johnston-Fleece
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Your Cancer Guide
Giving Kids With Cancer What They NeedSupport should include love, normalcy and age-appropriate information.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
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First Person
Circle of SupportDespite the foreign terrain, family, friends and faith help a cancer patient find familiarity and comfort.
by Cynthia Ryan
Using high-dose testosterone after prostate cancer stops responding to androgen deprivation therapy can stop tumor growth.
by Sandra Gordon
Financial Screenings for People with CancerCancer patients say they want to be asked about their financial needs on a regular basis.
by Pamela Appea
Let Me Tell You a Story About the Power of Medical ResearchTen-year-old Michael Methner told his story about being diagnosed with optic nerve glioma at the AACR’s Rally for Medical Research.
by Cancer Research Catalyst
Aggressive Approach to Very Advanced Cancer Does Not Extend SurvivalStudy shows no benefit from treatment for cancers at very advanced stages of progression. Researchers urge end-of-life planning for these patients.
by Kyle Bagenstose
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AACR Grant Propels Progress in Immunotherapy ResearchA grant from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) helped Marco Ruella, MD, develop a new approach to immunotherapy.
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Self-screening for Cancer: Home Sweet HomeNew cervical cancer self-screening options and a portable blood test device could lead to changes in at-home cancer screening.
Alexis Browning
