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Offering Care for the Caregiver

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Caregiving can be a demanding, exhausting, full-time job. Yet, doctors do not always consider caregivers to be an integral part of a health care team. A recentNew York Times article, “Offering Care for the Caregiver,” explores the critical role of caregiving and what is being done in the medical community to improve the doctor-patient-caregiver relationship. The article […]

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Healing, Physically, Yet Still Not Whole

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“Recuperation is just physical.[…] But recovery means wholeness: mind, body and spirit.” This distinction, made by prostate cancer survivor Dana Jennings in his latest New York Times Well Blog post, “Healing Physically, Yet Still Not Whole,” is an important one for cancer survivors. In so many instances cancer patiets receive treatment for their disease, but their psychological, […]

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Did you know the Cancer Survival Toolbox is available in Spanish?

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The award-winning Cancer Survival Toolbox®, which has helped thousands of cancer survivors and their families navigate the complexities of a cancer diagnosis for more than 10 years, is available in Spanish-language CDs and MP3 files. New hematologic programs that focus on living with multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma are also available in Spanish. This information was recently featured in a blog […]

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It Takes a Team to “Breakaway from Cancer”

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You don’t have to fight cancer alone. Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer initiative aims to raise awareness of the comprehensive array of resources available to cancer patients – from prevention to education and support to financial assistance and survivorship. For the fourth consecutive year, NCCS is a charitable partner of Breakaway from Cancer. Other partners include […]

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