A mother and cancer caregiver expresses her frustration over the lack of breast cancer screening in young women and explains how catching cancer early saved her daughter’s life. I remember sitting in my doctor’s office after I returned from almost a year supporting Adrienne, my daughter, during breast cancer treatment and her asking me how …
Student nurse Keisha Chadwick, 28, planned to go back to finishing her course just three weeks after giving birth but she was diagnosed with breast cancer when her daughter Milana was seven weeks old A student nurse gave birth to her daughter while battling through sepsis and Covid only to be diagnosed with breast cancer weeks later. …
U.S. hospital groups, start-ups, and nonprofits have been impatient for years of doing nothing about the cost of prescription drugs in Washington to combat stubborn high prices and a persistent shortage of drugs. I started making my own medicine. Efforts are at various stages, but some have already been administered in millions of doses before …
Thanks to kindhearted Sunday People and Mirror.co.uk readers, Nathaniel Nabena is now relaxing at home with his family at having been discharged from Great Ormond Street Hospital Brave Nathaniel Nabena is delighted after ringing a bell in a moving hospital ritual to declare: “I’m cancer-free!” Staff cheered him in the incredible moment, which came after …
Pain experienced by cancer survivors appeared associated with adverse employment and financial outcomes, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. Better evaluation of pain severity among cancer survivors and strategies to assist with employment and financial plans may enhance patient-centered care, researchers noted. “There has been increased recognition of the importance of financial hardship among cancer survivors, …
More than one in five Americans act as a family caregiver, according to a 2020 report from the AARP Public Policy Institute. Many receive no compensation and must balance competing professional and personal obligations. Whether they are paid workers or family members, those who provide care for older adults face numerous challenges, from physical burdens and economic …
Whether they are paid workers or family members, people who provide care for older adults face numerous challenges, from physical burdens and economic hardships to loneliness and depression. More than one in five Americans act as a family caregiver, according to a 2020 report from the AARP Public Policy Institute, many of whom receive no compensation and …
Breast cancer doesn’t just hit Black women hardest, it’s a problem for Black men too. Only 2% of breast cancer cases in the United States are in men, but Black men are disproportionately impacted by the disease compared to White men.1 A recent study found that even when receiving similar treatment, Black men ages 18 …