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There are advantages and disadvantages to delaying elective reconstructive breast surgery, according to one expert.

“I’m not going to give up on that just because of this pandemic. Health is most important, as it should be for us cancer survivors.”

Patients with breast cancer have come to terms that the risks of having reconstructive surgery at this time are too great, according to one expert.

Sleep is important to everyone, especially for patients with cancer as they recover from treatment. But as many people are currently learning, rest is sometimes hard to come by while navigating the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the impact that COVID-19 is having on cancer treatment schedules, one expert stresses the importance of staying the course not just for an individual’s benefit, but for the health of others.

A three-year lung cancer survivor discusses the shock of her diagnosis, and the positivity that ensued in her everyday life.

A newly-diagnosed patient talks about her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Looking at new data from the phase 3 PEARL trial, Dr. Melissa K. Accordino discusses how the use of CDK4/6 inhibitors could help patients with HR-positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer move away from chemotherapy.

Patients with blood cancers are facing unprecedented challenges to their treatment journeys as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the cancer landscape. Which is why the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is looking to offer its own lifeline to patients.

“I thought, you know what I have control right now: if I'm going to laugh, if I'm going to enjoy my family, or if I'm going to hide in a corner and cry all day. I'm not going to do that. I'm not going to let cancer do that to me.”

Dealing with cancer can be a stressful enough experience without having to navigate a worldwide pandemic, as many are doing due to COVID-19. But according to Rob Paulsen, voice actor and throat cancer survivor, the key to making it through each day may be in finding a reason to smile.

“I just want people to know that when they say you have cancer, they are not saying you have a death sentence. You can still live and you can live well.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how people receive health care services. For Donna Wiegle, director of the Mill Pond Health Center in Maine, and cervical cancer survivor and patient with ovarian cancer, the pandemic hasn’t yet changed how her island’s health center provides residents with routine care.

MPN Hero Dr. Irum Khan discusses how education events for patients with cancer are helpful to both the patient and the clinician.

The adolescent and young adult cancer community is one that faces life-changing challenges at an age where this type of challenge is not expected, and it is now compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is a lifeline for AYA patients to not only cope, but thrive.

COVID-19 has forced many people into a “new normal” that they aren’t familiar with and may not be equipped to handle. But cancer survivors are more prepared than most to handle the ramifications of the pandemic.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has drastically altered the landscape for both oncology professionals and patients with cancer. For oncology nurse Patricia Jakel, the pandemic has altered both her professional and personal lives as an oncology professional and patient.

The COVID-19 pandemic has cut out many face-to-face interactions, and for patients with cancer that can also mean a loss of connection to expert advice. But the team behind the Belong.Life app is looking to bridge the gap patients face during social distancing.

“Often you think we’re the victim, but there’s a lot that you can do to be your own advocate and participate in your healing,” says stage four metastatic breast cancer thriver Nalie Agustin.

Expert Dr. Sara Hurvitz discusses why cancer survivors should discuss their risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic with their healthcare providers.

Genetic testing offers a care team a wealth of knowledge to help them craft treatments, but it also can help match patients to clinical trials for potentially better outcomes.

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic patients with cancer who are considered to have weakened immune systems need to have a special emphasis placed on their care.

Patients faced with cancer are also faced with tough uphill financial battles, but there are assistance programs that can help.

Having the right understanding and information of a patient’s genetics can not only help treat cancer but also help prevent it.

Understanding a diagnosis is not just something for a patient's care team, the patient needs to understand their diagnosis as well.