Archive for the ‘Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events’ Category
Cancer Networks and Their Value
In: Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events|General Cancer News
7 Jul 2011by: David Haas Few things in life are as tragic as a cancer diagnosis or the treatments. Those who are diagnosed have many questions to consider: what kind of treatment is best, how will this affect my career and family, how can I cope with this? The family and friends of cancer patients must also [...]
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10 Common Followup Cancer Care Questions From Survivors
In: Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events|Cancer Patient Tools and Resources
11 Jun 2011For cancer patients and families where they’ve conquered such a terrible condition, the next step in the journey is developing a personalized follow-up care plan to manage the possibility of cancer recurrence. In this post, we outline 10 key questions that many patients have asked during the follow-up care phase. Though every patient is different, [...]
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Within the last 20 years we have seen significant improvements in the treatment of colorectal cancer, yet this indication still represents one of the most prevalent and deadly tumor types with 142,570 new cases and 51,370 deaths each year. This year at the 2011 ASCO meeting in Chicago, a great historical treatment perspective on the advancements in [...]