Cancer Health Winter 2021
Cancer Health Winter 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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Love in a Time of Cancer
Cancer Health blogger Dann Wonser says the key to his 14-year survival with non-small-cell lung cancer is his wife, Genevieve de Renne.
Meeting Your Match
Genomic testing can help customize treatment to target tumors.
TRACKing Rare Mutations
After being treated for thyroid cancer with a rare mutation, Susan is helping educate others.
Radical Acceptance
Psychologist Seth Axelrod, PhD, has metastatic bone cancer—and a unique set of therapeutic skills that help him live with it.
Editor’s Letter
Quality of Life
The ways people respond to cancer can sometimes be complex, and often, awesome.
Care & Treatment
Promising KRAS Drugs
Sotorasib and adagrasib target a specific cancer-causing mutation found in those with non-small-cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer.
HIFU for Prostate Cancer
High intensity focused ultrasound ablation has the ability to safely and effectively treat this cancer.
Now Approved
The latest drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration include one for non-small-cell lung cancer and acute myeloid leukemia.
COVID-19 and Cancer Treatment
Studies ask whether cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy, can lead to more severe COVID-19.
Cervical Cancer Advances
A checkpoint inhibitor combination and an antibody-drug conjugate may offer new treatment options.
Cancer News
Credit Score Traps
Financial hardship caused by cancer can have a long-term impact on your credit score.
Out: The LGBTQ Cancer Survey
A new survey aims to help train providers to make care safer and more welcoming for LGBTQ patients.
Catching Colorectal Cancer
After actor Chadwick Boseman’s death, African Americans are reminded once again about the importance of being screened early.
The Diabetes Connection
Having diabetes can put a person at greater risk for certain cancers and affect cancer treatment.
Voices
Finding Myself in Illness
Cancer Health blogger Adam Hayden, 38, a philosopher and palliative care advocate, lives in Indianapolis with his wife and three sons.
Basics
Lung Cancer Treatment
New targeted therapies and immunotherapies can lead to better treatment outcomes.
Diary
A Metastatic Breast Cancer Diary: Jamil Rivers
Jamil Rivers, 42, is the board president of METAvivor, a nonprofit breast cancer organization.
Your Team
Managing Cancer Pain
David J. Copenhaver, MD, MPH, is director of the cancer pain management program at the University of California, Davis.
How To
Support Your Partner
Take steps to help meet each other’s needs now.
Resources
Emotional Support
Whether you’re recently diagnosed or have been living with cancer for years, these resources can help you find the support you need.
Good Stuff
Winter Comforts
Stay warm and healthy with soothing creams, stylish fashions, home-delivered meals and a soulful book.
Life With Cancer
Warrior Artist
Shelley Kerr, 65, is an award-winning bronze sculptor who lives with her husband in Fort Collins, Colorado. She has Stage IV bladder cancer.
Survey
The Good Life
How is your quality of life?
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