A few years after caring for her husband, Kristine Chadwick received her own cancer diagnosis. Here’s how being the patient changed her perspective on being a caregiver for someone with cancer.
Not everyone has a family member or friend who can help with caregiving after a cancer diagnosis. Here are some tips for finding professional caregiving help, making a hiring decision, and more.
Caregivers may experience feelings of fear or doubt in taking care of someone with cancer. Here, learn how to manage those feelings by getting the support you need.
In this podcast, Dr. Charles Loprinzi and oncology social worker and survivor Hester Hill Schnipper discuss what ASCO’s guideline on the management of cancer cachexia means for patients and those who care for them.
Lea los puntos destacados iniciales de la investigación del programa científico virtual ASCO20 que se acaban de publicar. Estos incluyen estudios sobre dejar de fumar y la supervivencia al cáncer de pulmón, el tratamiento del cáncer de ovario recurrente, la evaluación geriátrica para los pacientes que están recibiendo terapia sistémica, cómo la ampliación de Medicaid afecta a la mortalidad por cáncer en EE. UU. y el uso de videoconferencias con los cuidadores a distancia.
Read early research highlights just released from the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program. They include studies on quitting smoking and lung cancer survival, recurrent ovarian cancer treatment, geriatric assessment for patients receiving systemic therapy, how Medicaid expansion is impacting U.S. cancer mortality, and using videoconferencing with long-distance caregivers.
In this “Your Stories” podcast from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, Bill Coulbourne discusses supporting his wife and her cancer advocacy.
Physical therapist Sharon Leslie shares smart steps older adults can take to help make cancer treatment less challenging.
Wondering how you can support a cancer organization or a person with cancer? Check out this list of 12 donation opportunities you may not have thought about.
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.
