Cancer Health Summer 2020
Cancer Health Summer 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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Features
Still Singing
Veteran bluesman Curtis Salgado was told his liver cancer would kill him in six months. That was 14 years ago.
The Cancer Health 25: Change Makers
These remarkable individuals make a difference every day.
Editor’s Letter
Change Makers
In this issue, we’re celebrating 25 individuals whose experience with cancer has motivated them to find new ways to give back.
Cancer News
Bringing Wellness Home
Wellspring Global offers a podcast on happiness, a live Zoom event on how to lead an anticancer lifestyle, sound baths and more.
The Beauty of Broccoli
Eating broccoli may protect against certain cancers.
Financial Lifelines
Family Reach is providing direct access, lodging and expanded financial navigation services to people with cancer.
The Stat: Fear
A survey of people with kidney cancer reveals that they fear both COVID-19 and cancer progression equally.
Cancer Lessons for the Pandemic
“A surprisingly large number of cancer survivors come out the other end of the experience seeing it as beneficial."
Care & Treatment
New CARs
Similar to CAR-T cells, CAR-NK cells are reprogrammed with artificial receptors to recognize and attack cancer.
Now Approved
These are the latest cancer treatments approved by the FDA.
Prostate Cancer Progress
Men who take the androgen-blocker Zytiga have higher overall quality of life scores than those on chemotherapy.
Coronavirus Changes Cancer Care
Nearly one in four cancer patients have delayed care, including nonurgent surgery.
COVID-19 Outcomes
Several studies show how COVID-19 affects people with cancers based on their cancer type, disease stage and mode of treatment.
Voices
Infertility Grief
Cancer Health blogger and breast cancer survivor Megan-Claire Chase lives in Atlanta.
Basics
COVID-19 and Cancer
Stay in touch with your cancer care team about how the new pandemic will affect you and your treatment.
Diary
A Leukemia Diary: Jeff Neurman
Six years after his diagnosis with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Jeff Neurman blogs and cohosts a podcast for men with cancer.
Your Team
Cancer Rehabilitation
Julie Silver, MD, is director of cancer rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston.
Resources
Coping With Coronavirus
These trustworthy sources can help you stay up to date on how to get care and stay safe.
How To
Manage Your Meds
Check out these nine medication management tips .
Good Stuff
A Summer Basket
Head into the hot season with cool, nourishing, soothing products—and a good book.
Life With Cancer
An Enduring Gift of Gardening
O. David Dye, 77, a multiple myeloma survivor who lives in Troy, Alabama, is training to be a master gardener.
Survey
Reader Survey
Tell us what cancer topics you’re interested in.
Digital Edition
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