Finding the Right Dose
The Patient-Centered Dosing Initiative is advocating for an approach to cancer medicine dosing that focuses on sustaining lives while also optimizing the quality of life.
Tag: Quality of Life Issues
The Financial Toxicity of Cancer: Proposed Solutions and Resources
Some of the ways that policy makers, medical providers and patients can reduce the financial toxicity of cancer treatment.
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.
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.
Cancer and Coping With the COVID-19 Crisis: Helpful Resources
Resources that provide helpful information on coping with cancer and the COVID-19 crisis.
5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Fall 2017
Recent cancer research stories worth following include a study on post-traumatic stress disorder after a cancer diagnosis.
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: How Can We Accelerate Progress?
A major new report details action needed to accelerate progress against metastatic breast cancer so that it can be treated as a manageable condition with good quality of life.
Is There a “New Normal” After a Cancer Diagnosis?
A recent study looked at how patients viewed their personal identities in the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis.
