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‘Knowledge is Power’: Advocating for More Representation in Cancer-Related Clinical Trials
February 19th 2021There are several health equity barriers in patients with cancer, one of which involves adequate access to clinical trials. Here, a panel of experts and a cancer survivor discuss ways to improve access.
National Organization Recommends Women Delay Mammogram Screening Following COVID-19 Vaccine
February 18th 2021The Society of Breast Imaging has recommended women wait four to six weeks after receiving their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to get a screening mammogram. However, experts differ on whether women should wait to get a screening mammogram following their vaccine.
Juggling a Career and Navigating Cancer Treatment
February 18th 2021This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Evofem Biosciences founder and CEO Saundra Pelletier about what it was like to go through the shock of receiving a cancer diagnosis while also navigating a career, and explaining how her product, which is now FDA-approved, can help patients with cancer and survivors improve their sexual quality of life.
Although Many of Us Don’t Love the Idea of It, Exercise Can Help Reduce the Effects of Lymphedema
February 16th 2021A physical therapist recalls how one of her patient’s with prostate cancer hated exercise when he first came to visit her, but then his mindset changed once he realized his lymphedema started to get under control.
Remembering Loved Ones Lost to Cancer on Valentine’s Day
February 14th 2021A cancer survivor remembers his wife who died of complications from ovarian cancer on Valentine’s Day several years ago. His advice to everyone: Holidays gradually become positive reflections of all that was good before cancer took it away.
Muscle Pain Lingers in People With Cancer, and it Doesn’t Go Away
February 13th 2021A cancer survivor notes how her 16-year-old dog makes it up the steps faster than she does. And although she recognizes she’s getting older, she highlights the side effects of her medications are muscle and joint pain.