Cancer Health Spring 2020
Cancer Health Spring 2020
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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Pioneering Patient
Denise Delatorre became one of the first people in the country to receive the cutting-edge cancer treatment called CAR-T therapy.
The New Palliative Care
This team-based approach can ease symptoms and improve quality of life for anyone living with cancer at any stage.
A Shot at the Cure
We’re all familiar with vaccines that prime the immune system to prevent infections. Can a similar approach be used to fight cancer?
Editor’s Letter
A Wily Foe
Our spring issue is devoted to the theme of treatment.
Cancer News
Asking the Right Questions
Here is some practice advice for anyone diagnosed with cancer.
Websites Worth Watching
Some helpful websites to to look up if you or one of your loved ones is living with cancer.
Council of Dads
In this show, a man with cancer asks his six friends to be everything for his daughters once he’s diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Psychedelic Therapy
This kind of therapy reduces anxiety and depression for people living with cancer.
Care & Treatment
CAR-T for More Cancers
Customized treatments demonstrate good response rates for mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Special Delivery
Last year, the FDA approved three new antibody-drug conjugates for treating cancer.
One-Second Radiation?
Preliminary research suggests that such rapid dosing of radiation could one day become a reality for cancer treatment.
Breast Cancer in the Brain
Tucatinib fights breast cancer that spreads to the brain
Hep B and C Treatment
New research shows that treating these viruses can reduce liver cancer risk.
Voices
Disobedience
Anne Boyer, a poet and essayist, writes about her experience with triple-negative breast cancer in “The Undying.”
Basics
Vaccines to Prevent Cancer
Available vaccines offer protection against cervical, anal, oral, liver and stomach cancers.
Diary
A Breast Cancer Diary: Sheila McGlown
Former Air Force senior master sergeant Sheila McGlown, 53, has metastatic breast cancer. She lives with her husband near St. Louis.
Your Team
Finding the Best Clinical Trial
David J. Schwab, CCRP, is a clinical research coordinator for the radiation oncology department at the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis.
Resources
Cancer Retreats
When your life is affected by cancer a retreat combines natural beauty with fellowship.
Good Stuff
Spring Forward
Get outside, grow a garden or get comfy.
Life With Cancer
My Cancer Talk Primer
Cancer Health blogger Jeff Neurman, 46, lives in Dix Hills, New York, with his wife, two sons and their dog.
Quiz
The Cancer Health Quiz
Spring 2020 Quiz
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