Cancer Health Fall 2021
Cancer Health Fall 2021
In every issue, you’ll find cutting-edge health information and the hottest topics of interest to people with cancer and their loved ones.
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No Stopping
Terlisa Sheppard, age 54, is an 18-year survivor of metastatic breast cancer.
How Does the Immune System Fight Cancer?
The immune system has a natural ability to shut down cells that grow out of control, but cancer has many ways to get around these defenses.
Editor’s Letter
Helping Hands
A cancer diagnosis can be lonely. But you may find more helping hands out there than you ever imagined.
Care & Treatment
COVID-19 Vaccine Response
COVID-19 vaccines are safe for people with cancer.
Don’t Delay Lung Cancer Surgery
Putting off lung cancer surgery for more than three months can increase the likelihood of recurrence and shorten survival.
Immunotherapy for Early Breast Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab).
First KRAS Drug Now Available
Lumakras (sotorasib) was granted accelerated approval for the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
News
Connections
A group for patient advocacy was created after an instant connection was made between two women dealing with the same difficult diagnosis.
Social Media Traps
Nearly one in three of the articles you’ll find contain misinformation that’s often harmful.
Military Edge
Access to health care substantially improves cancer outcomes and can help bridge racial disparities.
Living Longer
Death rates for most cancers continue to decline.
Voices
Purpose
Patricia Hom, MD, MPH, 39, who trained as an ob-gyn, lives in San Francisco. She has Stage IV metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.
Basics
Stem Cell Transplants
The procedure can put certain blood cancers into remission and may lead to a cure.
Diary
A Leukemia Diary
Brian Koffman, a family physician when diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cofounded the CLL Society.
Life With Cancer
Happiness
Warring Khushwinder, 59, an engineer and a member of the Sikh faith, lives in Orangevale, California. He had multiple myeloma.
Good Stuff
Celebrate Wellness
Fall care, comfort and the healing power of hope
Resources
Prostate Cancer Resources
These organizations provide up-to-date treatment options while offering emotional support and patient and caregiver connections.
Your Team
Treating Blood Cancers
Hematologist John Byrd, MD, is chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Solutions
Reviving Appetite
When cancer treatments zap your desire for food, certain meals and methods can help restore it.
Survey
Cancer in Women
Let us know how you protect yourself from cancer.
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