By Cheryl A. C. Peretz, MD
As cliché as it sounds, it is my patients who inspire my research every day. Children have an amazing resilience, regardless and in spite of a leukemia diagnosis.
Have you ever wanted to meet one of the patients you're helping?
Well, Donor Appreciation Day is your day...
The COVID-19 impact on cancer care was immediate.
So was your response to help patients everywhere by supporting the COVID Impacts Cancer fund.
As any person with cancer knows, a cancer diagnosis also affects family members and friends. Sometimes, the complex feelings and lifestyle changes caused by cancer and its treatment become as overwhelming for others in your life as they are for you.
“Pancreatic cancer is one of those diseases in which progress has been very slow,” says Dr. Kim Reiss Binder. “Up until 2011, we only had a single chemotherapy drug that was FDA approved for this disease, and its benefit to patients was marginal at best."
During her internal medicine residency, Dr. Sandra D’Angelo came to appreciate the crucial role that a medical oncologist plays in the lives of patients with cancer and their families.
Dr. Hershman received her Conquer Cancer Career Development Award (CDA) in 2022. "At the time I received the CDA, very few investigators were funded to do clinical research," explains Dr. Hershman.
A disease such as cancer is often one of the most stressful experiences of a person's life. Coping with cancer can be more challenging with added stress from work, family, or financial concerns.
Initial studies reveal risks for patients with cancer who develop COVID-19.
The latest research on how the virus impacts patients is among the science the world's leading researchers will share during the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program May 29 - 31.
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