Mardie Caldwell Christensen shares what it was like navigating her granddaughter’s childhood cancer diagnosis, including how they found joy together during the journey, what helped her family most during the experience, and how storytelling served as an outlet to cope.
Joanna Fawzy Doran, Esq., discusses what cancer caregivers should know about balancing work while caring for a loved one with cancer, including the legal protections and resources that may be available to them.
En la columna “De editor jefe” de este mes, el Dr. Jyoti Patel analiza cómo la toxicidad financiera puede afectar a los cuidadores de pacientes con cáncer y cómo pueden obtener ayuda para manejar los efectos financieros del diagnóstico de su ser querido.
Hagumimana Robert shares what it was like when his mother received her cancer diagnosis, what cancer care is like in his country of Uganda, and what he learned about supporting a loved one with cancer during his mother’s experience.
People with cancer are often immunocompromised as a result of cancer and its treatments. This could put them at greater risk for infection, so it’s important to prevent the spread of germs during a visit. Here, find practical guidance on what you can do to keep your loved one safe during a visit.
In this post, Dr. Cristina Rodriguez and Dr. Natalie Uy describe what to know about caring for a loved one with advanced head and neck cancer toward the end of life, including the challenges unique to people with this type of cancer and how to get help.
In this month’s “From the Editor in Chief” column, Dr. Jyoti Patel discusses how financial toxicity can impact cancer caregivers and how they can get help with managing the financial effects of their loved one’s diagnosis.
Breast cancer survivor Karen Kratenstein shares helpful tips on what to say when talking with and supporting a loved one with cancer, as well as how other people with cancer can ask for the support they need.
Sharie Lisowski shares how she and her husband reacted to his prostate cancer diagnosis and how they worked together to help him choose the best treatment plan for him.
Life coach and cancer caregiver Marika Humphreys describes the challenges to staying connected with your partner during cancer, and how as a caregiver you can help maintain connection with your loved one.
