COVID-19, Cancer, and Uncertainty: An Oncologist’s Perspective on Coping
Dr. Anthony Provenzano discusses how he’s seen COVID-19 impact people with cancer, including the uncertainty and fear the pandemic has caused and how people can cope.
Dr. Anthony Provenzano discusses how he’s seen COVID-19 impact people with cancer, including the uncertainty and fear the pandemic has caused and how people can cope.
In this post, Dr. Narjust Duma discusses the unique challenges people living with and beyond lung cancer face in terms of their sexual health, and how they can best address their sexual concerns with their health care team.
The 2020 National Cancer Opinion Survey reveals the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on cancer screening and mental health, racism’s impact on health care, and widely held misperceptions about cancer clinical trials.
Dr. Anghel Adrian Udrea describes cancer care barriers in Romania and why he chose to start his own cancer center.
Journalist Loriana Hernandez-Aldama wasn’t expecting to hear she had cancer again -- and it was a different type than her first diagnosis. Here’s how she learned to cope with her secondary cancer diagnosis and prepare for treatment.
Getting a bone scan? Here’s what to know about how the test works and why it’s an important tool in detecting cancer.
Dr. Glenn Lesser describes what people need to know about cancerous brain tumors in adults, including symptoms, treatment, and side effects.
In this month’s From the Editor’s Desk, Dr. Schapira talks about the challenges of when it’s time for cancer survivors to say goodbye to their oncologists.
2018-2019 ASCO President Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, describes how visiting and talking with people with cancer and providers across the United States highlights the importance of access to cancer care.
In March, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli visited Queens, NY, to learn about cancer care there. Dr. Margaret Kemeny writes about what delivering cancer care is like in a community that is both ethnically and socioeconomically diverse.