Cancer Health Winter 2025
Cancer Health Winter 2025
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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Editor’s Letter
Quality Control
Quality of life is a recurring theme in this Winter 2025 issue of Cancer Health.
Features
Blogging for Cancer
Ben Nathanson, a retired engineer, found his voice and a softer side of himself when metastatic prostate cancer entered his life.
Navigating Cancer
Patient navigators improve patient satisfaction, reduce health disparities and save money. Why aren’t there more of them?
A Brief History of Oncology Patient Navigation
From screening through survivorship, cancer patient navigation removes barriers and boosts care. Here’s how the field has evolved.
News
Progress Report 2024
The annual Cancer Progress Report by the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) highlights alcohol use and preventable infections.
Missing: 130K Diagnoses
Many people skipped their routine health screenings in 2020 as the COVID pandemic unfolded. What happened to missed cancer cases?
Weighted Blankets: A Big Hug
“I felt a sense of calm, peace, security and deep relaxation," one Dana-Farber Cancer Institute patient said.
Breast Cancer Roundup
IUDs and risk, screenings and breast density, rates among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Black Patients & Clinical Trials
Why don’t more Black people enroll if offered the chance?
Care & Treatment
Exercise May Help Older Cancer Patients Avoid Falls
Physical activity strengthens muscles, improves balance and can help prevent falling.
Managing Nausea During Chemotherapy
People with cancer who received cannabis extract reported fewer daily vomiting episodes and had higher quality-of-life scores.
Immunotherapy Improves Long-Term Survival
About half of metastatic melanoma patients treated with two immune checkpoint inhibitors survived cancer-free for at least a decade.
FDA Approves New Cancer Treatments
The Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to Tecelra (afamitresgene autoleucel) and Lymphir (denileukin diftitox).
Diary
A Kidney Cancer Diary
Brandy Verdin, 49, lives with her husband in Gray, Louisiana. She was diagnosed with Stage IV renal cell carcinoma in May 2023.
Basics
HPV-Related Cancer
Vaccination can greatly reduce the risk of cervical, anal, oral and other types of cancer.
Can Heal
Cancer and Quality of Life
After living with chronic lymphocytic leukemia for over 22 years, George Valentine shares his experiences and wisdom.
Your Team
The Healing Power of Art
An interview with Lisa Simms Booth, executive director at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.
Resources
Resources for Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide.
Solutions
Your Wellness Plan
To thrive with and after cancer, actively map out ways to nourish your mind, body, spirit and more.
Good Stuff
Winter Comforts
Get cozy in winter apparel, set goals with a self-care app and shop for meaningful gifts that give back to cancer research.
Survey
Enhancing Your Quality of Life
Tell us about the techniques you use during challenging times.
Digital Edition
Cancer Health Winter 2025
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