Dr. Verna Vanderpuye describes what people with cancer experience in Ghana, including the stigma associated with the disease, the challenges to receiving care, and how local organizations are working to make a difference. Read More
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September 14, 2021 Verna Vanderpuye, MBChB
September 9, 2021 Marika Humphreys
Cancer caregiver Marika Humphreys shares the challenges cancer caregivers face in taking care of themselves and where caregivers can start in making self-care a priority. Read More
September 7, 2021 Richard L. Schilsky, MD, FACP, FSCT, FASCO
Algunas aprobaciones recientes de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (Food and Drug Administration, FDA) han hecho que las personas se enteren de que hay tratamientos agnósticos con respecto a los tumores. Pero, ¿qué significa eso y cómo podría beneficiar a alguien con cáncer? El director médico anterior (2013-2021) de la American Society of Clinical Oncology (Sociedad Estadounidense de Oncología Clínica), Richard L. Schilsky, aporta información sobre esta nueva forma de abordar el tratamiento del cáncer. Read More
September 2, 2021 Brielle Gregory Collins, ASCO staff
In this podcast, Drs. Eliza Park and Paula Rauch discuss how a parent with metastatic cancer can talk with their children about their prognosis, including the challenges of having this discussion and ways to navigate the conversation with children of different ages. Read More
August 31, 2021 Stanley Clark
Stanley Clark shares what it was like being involved in his aunt’s hospice care plan after her diagnosis of advanced cancer, including how he became involved, how it helped his aunt at the end of her life, and what other caregivers should know. Read More
