Faced with a cancer diagnosis, effective communication between doctors and patients is crucial. Yet, often, a doctor's style or time constraints don't meet the patient's needs. Other times, patients are too overwhelmed with the confusion of a diagnosis to absorb all the information they need. In the current podcast, CR correspondent Kevin Begos talks to [...]
THE TRUTH ABOUT CANCER PREMIERES ON PBS APRIL 16, 2008 Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker Linda Garmon Takes on the Question "How Far Have We Come in the War on Cancer?" News Journalist and Cancer Survivor Linda Ellerbee Hosts Post-Broadcast Panel Discussion What is the truth about cancer? Is it the same deadly killer it was 30 [...]
Are we failing in our advocacy efforts? What can we do to change that? According to the New York Times the situation for men diagnosed with prostate cancer is muddled. They say: The reasons behind the lack of data on prostate cancer are complex. A lack of financing and advocacy have roles. But so does [...]
There was recently a conference call with breast cancer patient advocates and researchers held by the Research Advocacy Network. The Audio recording from the 1/28/2008 Discussion on ODAC vote on Avastin and Clinical Trial Endpoints Available The audio recording from the discussion call held on 1/28/2008 to address questions on the ODAC vote on Avastin [...]
A new genetic test for prostate cancer has been developed that measures variations in DNA regions that have been shown to be present in men who develop prostate cancer. The problem for men and their doctors is that it still does not identify which men will develop more aggressive cancers. The test should be available [...]