Reading time: 5 minutes Sara Musetti Jenkins, PhD Being diagnosed with cancer is one of the scariest things to ever happen to many people. Regardless of whether it comes suddenly and without warning or after waiting, agonizingly, for test results, it is nearly impossible to prepare for the way it impacts you. Many patients find... Continue Reading →
Clare Meernik Reading time: 4 minutes Fatigue. Hair loss. Loss of appetite, nausea, or vomiting. Constipation or diarrhea. Pain. Easy bruising. Bleeding. All common side effects of chemotherapy. Now, imagine you are a 25-year old woman, newly diagnosed with cancer--unsure if and when you may want to have children--and your oncologist tells you about another... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 3 minutes Morgan McSweeney Skin melanoma is the 5th most common type of cancer in the United States. Strikingly, 1 in 5 Americans develop skin cancer by the age of 70, and an average of 2 people die from skin cancer each hour. However, if detected while the tumor is still only present... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 5 minutes Patty Spears When talking to, or about patients, words matter. Words can hurt and make patients feel blame or guilt about having cancer. It’s not usually done on purpose, so with increased awareness of what words mean to patients, everyone can be a bit more conscientious about what they say and... Continue Reading →
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