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Primary care doctors don’t know long-term effects of chemo

June 1, 2012

Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that cancer survivors under their care…

Some doctors unaware of long-term side effects of cancer care

June 1, 2012

Doctors need to be better educated about the significant long-term side effects of chemotherapy that may affect their cancer survivor…

Infection causes 1 in 6 cancers worldwide

May 31, 2012

One in six cancers worldwide is caused by preventable or treatable infections, a new study finds. Infections cause about 2 million…

Comments on Medication Adherence to Office of Surgeon General

May 8, 2012

Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General Room 710-H 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Filed…

2012 Extraordinary Healer Award for oncology nursing finalists announced

April 20, 2012

CURE magazine, the nation's largest magazine for people with cancer, has announced the three finalists for the 2012 Extraordinary Healer…

Focus on quality of life may cut health-care costs

April 18, 2012

A new focus on patient well being and quality-of-life issues could improve health-care outcomes and reduce costs, as WSJ explains in…

NCCS Pocket Cancer Care Guide mobile app selected as an Official Honoree of the 16th Annual Webby Awards

April 11, 2012

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) Pocket Cancer Care Guide mobile app has been selected as an Official Honoree…

The challenges facing young people with cancer

April 6, 2012

Being diagnosed with cancer at any age is a terrifying thing, but for young people, a cancer diagnosis can mean falling into a unique…

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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