March 4th 2024
By Ashley Chan
We asked our audience of patients and survivors about their thoughts on the use of cannabis during cancer. Here’s what they had to say.
By Alex Biese
In addition to a breakthrough therapy designation for a lung cancer drug, this week we’ll be talking a lot about additional side effects and health conditions that may come with a cancer diagnosis, and how to manage them.
March 1st 2024
The skin microbiomes of patients with breast cancer who received radiation therapy may affect whether they get radiation dermatitis, a study showed.
February 28th 2024
“The biggest thing that I hate to see happen is that those conversations don't even happen [around cannabis and cancer],” said Dr. Brooke Worster.
February 27th 2024
Sociodemographic factors affect some survivors who may not have easy access to health care or healthy food, reducing their health-related quality of life.
Michelle Anderson-Benjamin, who received a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer in 2022, works as a death doula to provide end-of-life support to patients and their families.
February 22nd 2024
By Darlene Dobkowski, MA
An oncology nurse discusses how virtual reality can be used to educate patients and decrease stress before treatment or while in palliative care.
February 20th 2024
By Brielle Benyon
Straying away from standard-of-care chemotherapy can improve quality of life without sacrificing outcomes in older patients with advanced cancer.
February 15th 2024
“Sleep apnea assessment must be a part of routine risk assessment for patients undergoing cancer therapeutics,” one researcher stated.
February 14th 2024
Survivors who were more physically active may experience less pain than survivors who were not as physically active, research found.
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