Implementing liquid biopsies into clinical practice is helping oncologists make cancer care easier and more tolerable for patients with lymphoma.

In Lebanon, children with cancer face life-threatening gaps in receiving referrals to specialists and delayed diagnosis to oncology care.

In Peru, where late detection of childhood cancer is triple that of high-income countries, nearly half of kids with cancer are diagnosed after their disease has advanced.

Until now, patients with lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S, have had few avenues for personalized treatment beyond standard care. For more than 10 years, Dr. Byers, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has worked to detect biomarkers.

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE:

•    Tips for navigating cancer care as an AYA patient 
•    The importance of health literacy in the oncology space
•    Why Dr. Lewis encourages patients to record their visits