How to Provide Food Safely for People With Cancer
Signed up to bring a meal to someone with cancer? Here’s how to reduce the risk of delivering a foodborne illness along with it.
Signed up to bring a meal to someone with cancer? Here’s how to reduce the risk of delivering a foodborne illness along with it.
San Juan and Caguas, Puerto Rico, were recent stops in ASCO President Dr. Bertagnolli’s “ASCO in the Community” tour. These visits are focused on understanding and addressing the barriers that prevent people from receiving quality cancer care. Dr. Marcia Cruz-Correa shares some insight into what delivering cancer care is like in Puerto Rico, especially after Hurricane Maria.
En “From the Editor’s Desk” de este mes, la Dra. Schapira comparte sus pensamientos sobre cómo los seres queridos pueden contribuir a la experiencia del cáncer de una manera satisfactoria y efectiva.
The stigma of lung cancer has powerful consequences for those diagnosed with the disease. Dr. Narjust Florez shares the story of a patient who was brave in the face of lung cancer but feared the judgment of her community.
Laredo, Texas, was ASCO President Dr. Bertagnolli’s latest stop in her ASCO in the Community tour. These visits are focused on understanding and addressing the barriers that prevent people from receiving quality cancer care. Local medical oncologist Dr. Eduardo Miranda shares what patients, caregivers, and health care providers in his community had to say.
In this month’s From the Editor’s Desk, Dr. Schapira shares her thoughts on how loved ones can contribute to the cancer experience in a fulfilling and effective way.
ASCO President Dr. Monica Bertagnolli is going out into local communities to find out what people with cancer and providers think and need. The first of these town halls was held in Marietta, Ohio. In this post, Dr. Electra Paskett and Dr. Colin Weekes describe some of the lessons that were taken home from this question-and-answer session.
Donar su cabello es una excelente manera de apoyar a las personas con cáncer que perdieron el suyo. Esto es todo lo que debe saber para empezar.
The Your Stories podcast series from ASCO’s Conquer Cancer Foundation provides insight into what it’s like to conquer cancer from different viewpoints. The podcasts featured here investigate what inspires doctors and nurses to give the best care.