Coping with Cancer
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Metastatic Breast Cancer
Today, more and more women and men with metastatic breast cancer are living longer, meaningful, and productive lives. While the search for a cure continues,...
On Becoming a Gastrointestinal Cancer Survivor
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are those that arise from the esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, bile ducts, anus, and small and large intestines. These cancers are often...
What Happens When You Have a Mental Health Disorder and Are Diagnosed with Cancer
Millions of people in the U.S. live with mental health disorders. These include depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and panic disorders, substance addiction, and eating disorders,...
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma and its treatment often cause side effects. In addition to providing treatment to slow, stop, or eliminate the cancer, an important part of...
What Is Primary Myelofibrosis?
Primary myelofibrosis, or MF, is a chronic blood cancer in which excessive scar tissue forms in the bone marrow and impairs its ability to produce...
Dual Diagnosis: Diabetes + Cancer
More than 29 million people in the United States are living with diabetes. Of those, 8 million don’t know they have it. An even greater...
Multiple Myeloma
Your oncologist, nurses, and other members of your healthcare team work together to treat your multiple myeloma. Since medical appointments are...
Cancer and Fertility in Men
The American Cancer Society estimates that by January 2024 there will be more than 9.3 million men living with cancer in...
For Lung Cancer Survivors
When you are diagnosed with lung cancer and start receiving treatments, you begin to realize the many changes that are happening in your life....
Your Guide to Understanding Metastatic Breast Cancer
If this is your first cancer diagnosis, understanding the disease will help you talk with your healthcare providers. Here, we’ll discuss the basics of breast...
New Developments in Cancer Research 2017
CAR T-Cell Therapy Sends Multiple Myeloma into Lasting Remission In an early clinical trial, 33 out of 35 people...
Making Progress Against Cancer
Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, acting director of the National Cancer Institute Over the last few years, I’ve had the great privilege of visiting a variety of...
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