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Debbie's Dream Foundation Announces the Gastroesophageal Cancer Educational Virtual Symposium in Partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition to Host Annual Together in Teal® Event

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Chadwick Boseman’s Death Highlights Need for Earlier Screening in Colorectal Cancer

September 14th 2020, 1:00pm

By Jessica Skarzynski

Article

The recent death of Chadwick Boseman highlights the need for earlier screening in colorectal cancer, especially for young people.

Tips for Facing Your Cancer Fears

September 13th 2020, 6:00pm

By Tampa Bay Radiation Oncology

Article

Fear of having cancer is not unusual, but there are a few actions you can take to help calm those fears

Cancer Organizations Reflect on Death of Chadwick Boseman, Impact of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer

September 13th 2020, 2:00pm

By Ryan McDonald

Article

“With education and awareness to defeat the stigma, resources for those diagnosed, and innovative research toward cures, we can end colorectal cancer in our lifetime,” Michael Sapienza, CEO of Colorectal Cancer Alliance, said in a statement.

Anchors and Sunsets: A Magical Getaway from Cancer

September 12th 2020, 6:00pm

By Steve Rubin

Article

We arrived in a remote region of Long Island just in time to sit back on the deck overlooking the bay and catch a magical, breathtaking sunset. Five years of struggling through cancer, we’d damn well earned this moment.

Being Proactive About Skin Cancer

September 12th 2020, 2:00pm

By Kristie L. Kahl

Article

CURE spoke with a patient who was diagnosed with a type of skin cancer, called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, about his journey with cancer and why it is important to be proactive about one’s health.

Study Finds Premenopausal Women Facing Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk Favor Removing Fallopian Tubes But Save Ovaries

September 11th 2020, 9:00pm

By Beth Fand Incollingo

Article

A proposed preventive surgery that would take out fallopian tubes before menopause but save ovary removal until afterwards was favored by most premenopausal previvors of ovarian cancer in a study.

Patients with Ovarian Cancer Suggest Using Visual Learning Aids and Simplified Language to Better Help Them Understand Genetic Testing and Counseling

September 11th 2020, 6:00pm

By Ryan McDonald

Article

The study results also showed that older age was significantly associated with lower cancer genetics knowledge, which, according to a post-doctoral research fellow at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is important because older adults may serve as a resource for family members who seek information about their family's health history.

A Survivor Reflects on Cancer’s Toll

September 11th 2020, 4:00pm

By Felicia Mitchell

Article

Cancer survivors sometimes wonder about their purpose on earth as time passes and so many others pass away before us with cancer. We need to be gentle with ourselves and not stress to much.

Friday Frontline: Actress Dame Dianna Rigg Dies of Lung Cancer, Video of Health Insurance Dispute Between a Cancer Survivor and Senate Staffer Goes Viral, and More

September 11th 2020, 3:00pm

By Conor Killmurray

Article

From the passing of famed Game of Thrones actress Dame Dianna Rigg after a lung cancer diagnosis to the recording of a confrontational call between a three-time cancer survivor and her senator’s staffer, here’s what’s happening in the cancer headlines this week.

Drug Conjugate Designed to Deliver Iodine-131 Shows Promise in Triple-Refractory Multiple Myeloma

September 11th 2020, 1:00pm

By Ryan McDonald

Article

Forty percent of patients with triple-refractory multiple myeloma achieved a response after receiving 60 millicurie (a unit of radioactivity) or greater of CLR 131.