Cancer Navigators Help Patients with Uterine Cancer
Cancer navigators offer patients with uterine cancer guidance as they find their way through a cancer journey. By Sally Abrahms In 1992 Anne McNerney was an insurance company executive and the mother...
View ArticleAspirin Continues to Look Promising for Cancer Prevention
A combined analysis of 51 randomized trials found that daily aspirin use reduces the risk of new cancer diagnoses as well as the risk of cancer death. These results were published in The Lancet. A...
View ArticleApproximately 16% of Worldwide Cancers Caused By Preventable Infections
Two million cancer cases each year—or roughly 16 percent of cancers worldwide—are the result of preventable and treatable infections such as human papillomavirus (HPV) and Hepatitis C (HCV), according...
View ArticleCoping with Taste Changes
If you’re undergoing chemotherapy, biologic therapy, or radiation to the head or neck area, one of the side effects you may experience is a change in how things taste. While this may seem like a minor...
View ArticleNumber of Cancer Survivors Will Grow to 18 Million by 2022
There will be nearly 18 million cancer survivors in the United States by 2022, according to a report by the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute: Cancer Treatment &...
View ArticleMen, Fertility, and Cancer
Men who confront a cancer diagnosis before beginning or completing their families may have many questions about how cancer treatment will affect their ability to have children in the future. The good...
View ArticleWomen, Fertility and Cancer
Women who confront a cancer diagnosis before beginning or completing their families may have many questions about how cancer treatment will affect their ability to have children in the future. The good...
View ArticleFactors Affecting Quality of Life at the End of Life
For people with advanced cancer, quality of life at the end of life—sometimes referred to as “a good death”—may have less to do with medical treatment and more to do with a therapeutic alliance with...
View ArticleCaregivers
What is Caregiving and Who are Caregivers? Caregivers are individuals who provide care to chronically ill or disabled family members or friends. It is estimated that more than one quarter of the adult...
View ArticleAdvanced Directives
Living Wills Every competent adult has, in most cases, the freedom to accept or refuse medical treatment. When you are well, you can talk with your physician and family and make your wishes known....
View ArticleCancer Deaths on the Decline
Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in both men and women and across major ethnic and racial groups, according to the annual Status of Cancer report published in the Journal of the National...
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On April 9-11, 2013, CancerConnect and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Will...
Sun Valley, ID and Boston, MA- CancerConnect has partnered with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to provide you with the opportunity to engage with a gynecologic cancers expert, Ursula A. Matulonis, MD,...
View ArticleFollowing Lifestyle Recommendations Reduces Risk of Cancer Death
People who follow the diet and lifestyle recommendations laid out by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) have a 34 percent reduced risk of dying...
View ArticleUnderstanding Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
Cancer and its treatment can come with a variety of complications, some more serious than others. What Is Osteonecrosis of the Jaw? Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a severe bone disease that occurs...
View ArticleEnd-of-Life Care Remains Aggressive, Despite Patient Wishes
Although most patients with advanced cancer prefer hospice or palliative care that minimizes symptoms, many continue to receive aggressive treatment during their final weeks and months of life. In...
View ArticleMen, Fertility, and Cancer
Men who confront a cancer diagnosis before beginning or completing their families may have many questions about how cancer treatment will affect their ability to have children in the future. The good...
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What Every Woman Should Know about Gynecologic Cancer
By Barbara A. Goff, MD, President, Society of Gynecologic Oncology and Foundation for Gynecologic Oncology; and David M. Gershenson, MD, Chair, Foundation for Women’s Cancer Each year approximately...
View ArticleMarriage May Have a Protective Effect for Cancer Patients
Social support may have a significant impact on cancer detection, treatment, and survival, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study showed that...
View ArticleRadiation for Uterine Cancer May Increase Risk of Bladder Cancer
Radiation therapy used to treat uterine cancer may increase the risk of bladder cancer later in life, according to the results of a study published in BJU International. Uterine (endometrial) cancer is...
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