Mark Crafts and Dr. Mark Lewis
WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE:
• Thoughts on how to process cancer statistics mentally and emotionally
• How music can be transformative for patients
• Tips for packing for a hospital stay
• A message of hope and gratitude
Dr. Marc Oliva on Microbiome Research for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Patients with head and neck cancers – the sixth most common cancer worldwide – need heightened and nuanced research for a better chance at life.
Conquer Cancer announces updates to Board of Directors
Alexandria, Va. - Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, welcomes Kathryn Beal, MD, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Beal will help guide Conquer Cancer in its support of funding breakthrough research for every type of cancer.
Conquer Cancer supports ASCO to Help Patients in Ukraine
To support people and communities affected by cancer amidst the crisis in Ukraine, Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is helping fund emergency resources. Learn more here.
Jana and Nika Hirsch and Dr. Mark Lewis
WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE:
- Advice on coping with the loss of a parent and spouse
- Advice on parenting a child in mourning
- Ways to support families during times of loss
- Ideas for keeping a loved one's memory alive
Nika remembers so many things
Dr. Surbhi Sidana Helps Improve Patient Experiences in Clinical Trials
Dr. Sidana is advising a patient - whose multiple myeloma has relapsed - on whether to enter a clinical trial.
Dr. Erin Parry is Working Toward Better Treatment for Lymphoma
There is a great need for new, more effective therapies for patients with Richter’s syndrome (RS), which is the transformation of the indolent B-cell malignancy chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to an aggressive lymphoma.
ASCO and American Cancer Society Announce Collaboration to Empower People With Cancer Information They Can Trust
Cancer.Net, supported in part by Conquer Cancer donors, and Cancer.org to Cross-Share Select Patient and Consumer Resources
Alexandria, Va. and Atlanta, Ga.
Conquer Cancer announces 2022 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit Awards.
Dr. Ogie M. Ezeoke on Matters of the Heart
Dr. Ogie M. Ezeoke is a pediatric resident at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the recipient of two Conquer Cancer awards: a 2016 Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations (MSR), which enables U.S.