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Sound Advice
How do I deal with a loss of appetite?A dietitian offers tips on how to keep your body nourished if treatment impacts your hunger level.
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Sound Advice
Which support group is right for me?Here are the questions to ask yourself as you search for community.
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Sound Advice
How do I talk to my teenagers about cancer?Provide your children with accurate information, and help them know what to expect.
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Forward Look
Have You Checked Your Blood Pressure Lately?New guideline stresses regular blood pressure checks during and after cancer treatment.
by Darcy Lewis
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Forward Look
Pausing Treatment for PregnancyYoung women who have had hormone receptor-positive breast cancer can safely suspend endocrine therapy to try to have a child.
by Carolyn Bernhardt
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Cancer Effects on Caregivers and Work
Many stop work or cut hours to care for a loved one with cancer, adding to their financial strain.
by Karon Warren
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Deconstructing Peripheral Neuropathy and Chemo Brain
Researchers explore mechanisms of chemotherapy-related neurotoxicity at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Higher Mortality for Decades
An increased risk of early death exists even after treatment for childhood cancer, but survivors also have the potential for decades of life after cancer.
by Sandra Gordon
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The State of Cancer Care and Pregnancy
An expert panel at the AACR Annual Meeting discussed the difficult choices faced when cancer is diagnosed during a pregnancy and how recent laws have brought additional challenges.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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Preventable Emergency Department Visits Trending Upwards for Patients with Cancer
Attentive care can manage conditions that cause patients to seek emergency care, but patients with concerning symptoms should still go to the hospital or urgent care center.
by Sandra Gordon
Cancer Talk
Online Second Opinions
More than half of patients who participated in a program offering online second opinions were recommended a change to their treatment plan.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
Musical Toxicity an Effect of Cancer TreatmentStudy finding cancer treatment affects ability to play or sing music highlights need for physical therapy, experts say.
by Kyle Bagenstose
Treatment Lags Behind Guidelines for Many Men With Prostate CancerGuidelines for treating advanced prostate cancer changed in 2017, but a recent study indicated many patients were not being treated accordingly.
by Laura Gesualdi Gilmore
Treating HER2-ultralow Breast CancerFDA approval expands treatment options for people with metastatic breast cancer that expresses minimal levels of HER2.
by Sandra Gordon