Advocacy
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Risk Reduction, Clinical Trials Are Focus of Atlanta Community EventCancer researchers, patient advocates and community members gathered for a public forum presented by the American Association for Cancer Research.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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Forward Look
Cancer Patients Can Now Defer Student LoansPayments can be put off during treatment and for six months after.
by Bradley Jones
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More Options for Rare CancersPrecision medicine and immunotherapy offer opportunities for new treatments and clinical trials to patients who previously had few, if any, options.
by Kendall K. Morgan
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The Patient PerspectivePatient-reported outcomes may help shape the future of cancer care.
by Stephen Ornes
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Considering the Term “Cancer Survivor”A study investigates how people who have been diagnosed with cancer feel about being called survivors.
by Jen Tota McGivney
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Making Clinical Trials More InclusiveBroadening clinical trial eligibility criteria to include cancer patients who also have other health conditions could increase trial enrollment.
by Ashley P. Taylor
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Survivor Profile
The Bridge BuilderBreast cancer survivor Bob Riter forges connections among people affected by all types of cancer.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Policy Matters
Public Funding is the Lifeblood of Cancer ResearchLet your voice be heard in support of robust, sustained and predictable federal funding increases.
by George D. Demetri, MD
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The Education of a Patient AdvocateBob Riter explains how his breast cancer diagnosis set him on a path to find his calling.
by Bob Riter
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Reinforcements for Cancer ResearchScientific meeting emphasizes the importance of patient advocates in helping researchers to reduce cancer health disparities.
by Marci A. Landsmann
