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PolitiFact Evaluates Obama-Biden Promise to Increase Participation in Cancer-Related Clinical Trials

January 30, 2013

In 2008, Barack Obama promised to increase patients' access to clinical trials for new drugs by requiring coverage of patient clinical…

Protons for Prostate Cancer: the Dream Versus the Reality

January 25, 2013

In an editorial published in the January 2, 2013, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Theodore Lawrence and Mary…

Oncologists Lie to Their Patients About Their Prognoses?

Deciding About Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

January 24, 2013

To make truly informed decisions, patients must understand the potential risks and benefits of their treatment options. In this Forbes…

When the Patient Knows Best

January 22, 2013

Oncology nurse Theresa Brown shares Amy Berman’s decision to forego aggressive treatment for her Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer…

Article Reports Tendency of Investigators to Underreport Side Effects of Chemo in Clinical Trials

January 14, 2013

In an article in the Annals of Oncology, Ian Tannock and colleagues from Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto report on the tendency…

Readers Respond to Ezekial Emanuel’s Op Ed Piece on the Cost of Care at End-of-Life

January 14, 2013

Writers offered a range of interesting perspectives on Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel’s opinion piece on the cost of care at the end of life,…

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s Plans for Improving Cancer Survivorship Care

January 7, 2013

In a statement published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on January 7, 2013, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)…

Better, if Not Cheaper, Care

January 4, 2013

IT is conventional wisdom that end-of-life care is an increasingly huge proportion of health care spending. I’ve often heard it said…

Remembering Erin Cummings, A Passionate Advocate for Survivors and Founder of Hodgkin’s International

March 6, 2026

We at Cancer Nation are heartbroken over the loss of Erin Cummings, founder of Hodgkin's International. Erin was one of us. And she…

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Faith, Family, and the Power of Saying Yes: Daria Ross on Turning Survivorship Into Action

February 26, 2026

Meet Daria Ross: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor and Advocate whose work focuses on patient education, community-centered advocacy, and turning lived experience into policy change.

Research Made Survival Possible: Brandon Hertzendorf on Turning Experience into Advocacy

January 22, 2026

Brandon Hertzendorf’s path to advocacy sits at the intersection of lived experience, research, and a deep belief that cancer care can and must be better. Born and raised in South Florida, Brandon describes his childhood as fairly typical. That changed during high school [...]

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