Making Choices About Our Medical Care
Navigating breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, I learned that my active involvement in the decision-making process was essential.
10 Things We Learned About Progress Against Cancer in 2016
Prominent issues in cancer research this year included finding ways to make immune system therapies safer and effective for more patients, and the need to make new cancer medicines more affordable.
Cancer and Health Policy: Some Things I’m Watching
Possible health policy changes in the coming months could be critical for anyone affected by or potentially affected by cancer.
5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Fall 2016
Cancer research stories worth following this fall include new developments in targeted treatment for ovarian cancer and for metastatic breast cancer.
Charity Review: Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation is known for involving the public in research on breast cancer causes and prevention.
Three Year Anniversary for After Twenty Years Cancer Research Blog
A look back on three years of blogging about cancer research from the patient perspective, and a few thoughts looking ahead.
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Learning About Innovative Research Approaches
Prominent breast cancer researchers spoke about innovative approaches in metastatic breast cancer research at NBCC’s 2016 Advocate Summit.
5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Summer 2016
Cancer research stories worth following this summer include reports from ASCO on a web app that improves survival for lung cancer patients and a “biosimilar” treatment for the breast cancer drug Herceptin.
Charity Review: Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation provides seed grants for studies that have the potential for rapid clinical application in breast cancer.
Cancer Clinical Trials: Why Don’t More of Us Participate?
When consumers have a better understanding of how clinical trials work they are most likely to say they would enroll in one, a recent study found.
Charity Review: Stand Up To Cancer
Stand Up To Cancer funds cancer research “Dream Teams” with a common goal of moving new cancer therapies quickly from the lab to patients.
