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  • Get Involved

    Creative Therapy

    Various kinds of artistic expression can play a role in processing the emotional effects of cancer.

    by Bradley Jones

  • Sound Advice

    Winter 2019/2020

    vol 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.

  • How Disability Insurers Monitor Patients Online

    Companies that offer disability insurance may monitor patients' social media accounts to determine if they qualify for the benefits being received.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Q&A

    Coming of Age

    Drawing 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

  • Secure Connections

    Patients find each other online and get support they say is unparalleled, but with openness comes concern about privacy.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Healthy Habits

    Step to It

    Inexpensive fitness trackers offer an easy way to monitor physical activity.

    by Carisa D. Brewster

  • Healthy Habits

    Low-Effort Eats

    Eating well during cancer treatment doesn't require a lot of work.

    by Ashley P. Taylor

  • Forward Look

    Clinical Trials Need Cancer Caregivers Too

    Researchers are studying how to best support family members.

    by Delia O’Hara

  • 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

  • A Switch From Intravenous to Oral Chemo?

    Compared with intravenous paclitaxel, the oral form of the chemotherapy drug was associated with improved tumor shrinkage in metastatic breast cancer patients.

    by Ashley P. Taylor