Survivorship, the Hardest Part After Cancer?
I remember sitting in the oncologist’s office with my 28-year-old daughter at a checkup after her very last breast cancer treatment feeling very good about life.
Pharmacy Benefit Managers became a hot topic at the session and one reform bill did reach the governor’s desk
Governor Landry could call a special session so lawmakers can approve legislation to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from owning drug stores.
Stuck in prior authorization, some patients run out of time or treatment options
By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones.
Doctors said I was ‘too young’ to be seriously ill. I had Stage 4 cancer.
Three years ago, before I learned that I had metastatic cancer, doctors repeatedly told me I was “too young” to be seriously ill.
Here’s why Medicare Advantage fails America’s elderly
“It’s nothing,” Tom, a retired firefighter from rural Texas, thought when he had persistent stomach pain.
Beyond Treatment: How Support Groups Helped Me Embrace My New Normal
When I first finished chemotherapy and radiation, there was an unspoken expectation from those around me: “You’re done! You’re healed!”
Patients are opting in for 10 years of breast cancer treatment
As recommendations suggest extending hormone-based breast cancer treatment to 10 years for some patients, a recent study sheds light on whether patients are opting for it.
A Forgotten Cancer Is Surging in Young People, And Experts Are Puzzled
Appendix cancer is a condition that, until recently, was so rare that most people never gave it a second thought.
How to Prepare for Self-Advocacy After a Cancer Diagnosis
Patients should consider creating personal overviews to help care teams see them as individuals, explained Michelle Kirschner.
Cancer Care Advocates in D.C. Ask Congress to Protect Independent Community Oncology
Patients, Survivors, and Care Providers Meet with Lawmakers on Issues .....
