IHadCancer Brings Comfort by Highlighting Common Ground Among Patients, Survivors of Cancer
August 30th 2016At 23, Lindsay Kahn when she was diagnosed with stage 2 refractory Hodgkin lymphoma. Kahn describes the site IHadCancer.com as a “safe haven,” and says it’s a staple of her daily experience.
Study Calls for Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Hispanic Men
August 28th 2016Colorectal cancer mortality rates have been on the decline in California for both men and women since the mid-1990s, but for one group—Hispanic men—rates have remained essentially unchanged, and a new study suggests that lower rates of screening may be the chief driver of this disparity.
Obesity More Prevalent in Survivors, Especially Those Who Had Breast or Colorectal Cancer
August 25th 2016A large, population-based study found that obesity more prevalent in patients with a history of cancer than in the general population, suggesting an important area of focus and a need for improved weight management and control programs targeted at survivors’ specific needs.