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Type 2 Diabetes May Increase Risk of Certain Cancer Types

May 21st 2019, 7:38pm

Article

Compared with the general population, men and women with type 2 diabetes face greater risk of developing certain cancers, such as colorectal, kidney, liver and more.

Sorry Princess Leia, but a Clinical Trial is My Only Hope

May 18th 2019, 4:00pm

Article

I have two perspectives as I look at clinical trials: as the patient needing one and as an advocate encouraging patients to enroll in them. But how can I encourage someone to do something that I personally find so frustrating?

Let the Pain Wash Over: Surviving Natural and Personal Disasters

May 16th 2019, 8:00pm

Article

A disaster psychologist sees parallels between surviving Hurricane Katrina and surviving stage 4 colon cancer.

Katie Couric: Advice to My Younger Self

May 16th 2019, 3:28pm

Podcast

In this week’s episode, we spoke with legendary broadcast journalist Katie Couric about serving as a cancer caregiver and her new initiative with Merck’s Your Cancer Game Plan, called “With Love, Me.”

Earlier Messaging of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Addresses Knowledge Gaps

May 3rd 2019, 5:58pm

Article

Lack of awareness and knowledge of early-onset colorectal cancer is a problem, but early messaging can help combat the issue.

Earlier Colonoscopies Could Prevent, Down-Stage Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

May 3rd 2019, 5:45pm

Article

Surveillance guidelines for hereditary colorectal cancer may be more effective in preventing the disease compared with those intended for individuals with a family history.

CURE's Top 5 Stories: April 2019

May 1st 2019, 5:00pm

Article

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for April 2019.

Opioid Use May Be Higher Among Older Cancer Survivors

April 30th 2019, 8:00pm

Article

Researchers examined the prevalence of chronic opioid use among survivors of breast, colorectal and lung cancer.

Fight Colorectal Cancer Launches 'Clinical Trial Finder' Mobile App in Partnership with Flatiron Health

April 24th 2019, 12:58am

Article

Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) has collaborated with Flatiron Health to develop a smartphone application for its Late-Stage, MSS-CRC Clinical Trial Finder. The first-of-its-kind app — now available for both iOS and Android — enables patients with late-stage Microsatellite Stable (MSS) colorectal cancer to research relevant clinical trials via their phone.

Born to Love and Serve

April 21st 2019, 4:00pm

Article

"There is a special class of nurse that exceeds all expectations, a nurse who embodies these characteristics as part of the very fabric of who she is as a human being, one who seemingly was born to love and serve, and that is where you can find Darcy Doege, B.S.N., RN,” wrote Mellisa Wheeler, M.H.A., B.S.W., Atrium Health’s Levine Cancer Institute.