Companies should no longer be allowed to deny mortgage or insurance services to cancer survivors without explanation or a transparent risk assessment, say patient advocates. A few hopeful signs show their message may be getting [more]
EORTC boosts efforts to address the long-term problems faced by people who have been treated for cancer. The number of people who are living long lives after cancer treatment has been rising year on year, [more]
The ABC conference on advanced breast cancer gives centre stage to a group of patients who feel theyve been marginalised and their needs ignored for too long. People who have been treated for early-stage breast [more]
The principle of involving patients in decisions about their own care is no longer very controversial. The question is how you put that into practice when every option carries a level of uncertainty, patients may [more]
Having to travel long distances or stay away from home while being treated for cancer takes its toll in anxiety, stress and isolation. Could more be done to ensure policies that centralise services dont make [more]
Stigma breeds silence, which fuels the fear and ignorance that feeds the stigma. Breaking this vicious circle not only makes life easier for people with cancer, but can also change public attitudes towards prevention and [more]
Every patient wants to be cured. But a culture that defines success as cure’ condemns many patients and doctors to failure. What does treatment ‘success’ mean in cancer? Does it only mean curing the cancer? [more]
Cancer patients who do not share their doctors’ belief in the drug they are prescribed, or find living with the side-effects hard to bear, may fail to take their pills according to the prescription– and [more]
For would-be parents rendered infertile by cancer or its treatment, adoption can offer a happy future for them and their child. This article looks at varying attitudes and practices in different countries, and offers tips [more]
Addressing issues of pain, fatigue and functional impairment such as incontinence is widely accepted as essential to helping cancer patients rebuild their lives. For many people, however, restoring a fulfilling sex life can be at [more]
Patient groups are uniquely placed to challenge fears and misperceptions that hamper prevention and contribute to late diagnoses, poor treatment and the social isolation of patients. Acting locally but using the Internet they are now [more]
Deciding to start a family is the most momentous decision many people will ever take. For someone living with a cancer diagnosis, new life can seem particularly important, but it also carries particular risks. Download [more]
Being diagnosed with a woman’s cancer can pose all sorts of problems for a man. Should breast cancer advocacy groups be more welcoming? Do men need their own groups, or don’t they do that sort [more]