Mindy Waizer

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The third week in January is national Teen Cancer Awareness Week, a time to shine light on the unique medical, emotional and psychosocial needs of teens with cancer. But one organization focuses on these concerns year-round: Teen Cancer America (TCA).

Key takeaways from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN)’s Patient Advocacy Summit reveal progress made toward improving survivorship care and planning, and identify opportunities for improvement.

At the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN)’s Patient Advocacy Summit – a meeting designed to share best practices for survivorship planning care among advocacy organizations – Yelak Biru shared his story of survivorship, and how he has been able to integrate multiple myeloma into his life for more than two decades.

Four companies drew the ire of the Food and Drug Administration this week for claiming that their marijuana-derived products can treat or cure cancer. The agency issued letters of warning, and threatened punitive action if the companies do not correct the violations.

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