“Brushes with Cancer” exhibit at Wayne State displays works inspired by cancer experience

Surviving lung cancer focused Morhaf Al Achkar’s career on addressing health disparities

Something felt wrong during one of Morhaf Al Achkar’s regular runs on the treadmill in late 2016. He started gasping for breath.

April 19, 2024

Vol.50 No.16

By McKenzie Prillaman

In Brief

Ellen Sigal, Marlene Malek, Scott LaGanga, Tim Lawrence to receive advocacy, philanthropy awards by Georgetown Lombardi

Ellen V. Sigal, Marlene A. Malek, Scott LaGanga, and Tim Lawrence will be honored at the 36th Annual Lombardi Gala, an annual event dedicated to raising funds for Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

April 05, 2024

Vol.50 No.14

In the Archives

Women’s History Month—How “Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book” has remained the “bible” for women with breast cancer since 1990

When Stephanie Graff was a breast oncology fellow in 2010, one of her patients brought a marked up copy of “Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book” to an appointment.

March 29, 2024

Vol.50 No.13

By Alexandria Carolan

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Kathy Giusti’s “Fatal to Fearless” memoir tells the story of prevailing over multiple myeloma
Book offers 12 steps to beating cancer in a broken medical system

Sometimes in oncology, you get “beat-the-reaper” stories.

Study determines factors affecting decisions regarding active surveillance in low-risk prostate cancer

A study examined the rates of active surveillance use and evaluated the factors associated with selecting this management strategy over surgery or radiation in low-risk prostate cancer, with a focus on underserved Black patients who have been underrepresented in prior studies.

January 26, 2024

Vol.50 No.04

Clinical Roundup

City of Hope Children’s Cancer Center, Children’s Oncology Group conduct clinical trial seeking to prevent heart failure among pediatric cancer survivors

The largest clinical trial to date seeking to reduce the risk of people who have survived childhood cancer from developing heart failure found that carvedilol, a blood vessel relaxing medication, is safe for childhood cancer survivors and may improve important markers of heart injury sustained as a result of chemotherapy exposure.

January 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.02

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“Brushes with Cancer” exhibit at Wayne State displays works inspired by cancer experience

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Surviving lung cancer focused Morhaf Al Achkar’s career on addressing health disparities

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Kathy Giusti’s “Fatal to Fearless” memoir tells the story of prevailing over multiple myeloma
Book offers 12 steps to beating cancer in a broken medical system