The Financial Toxicity of Cancer: A Problem That Is Not Going Away
Understanding the “financial toxicity” of cancer, including what it involves, how it impacts us and who is most affected.
Tag: Health Care Equality
Cancer Treatment Side Effects: Are Doctors Listening?
A recent study compared what patients said about side effects they were experiencing from radiation treatment with what their doctors reported.
Ending Breast Cancer Disparities
One of the most critical breast cancer awareness messages is about the urgent need to end breast cancer disparities.
5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Winter 2017
Cancer research stories worth following this winter include a possible new use for an existing drug to prevent metastasis in triple negative breast cancer.
A New Year: Where Do We Go From Here?
Let’s keep moving forward in 2017 and address health care access issues, including out-of-pocket costs, that are priorities for most Americans.
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.
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.
Top Cancer Research Stories: Spring 2014
Top cancer research stories for Spring 2014 include new guidelines on survivorship care and clinical trial findings for an experimental drug to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
Top Cancer Research Stories: November-December 2013
Top cancer research stories for November-December 2013 include a study on media coverage of the Angelina Jolie story and a study on the reasons behind higher breast cancer mortality rates for African American women.
