Bryan and Danielle Lord pose with their daughter Kendall Lord, 5, during a Sept. 27, 2020 fundraiser for their daughter’s cancer treatment. The fundraiser, held at YMCA Camp Sloper in Southington, was expected to see around 500 guests. | Devin Leith-Yessian/Record-Journal T-shirts on sale to raise money for Kendall Lord, who was diagnosed with kidney cancer …
A Wallington mum has spoken on how she is keeping her baby boy’s memory alive after he died last year. ‘Max the Brave’ lost his battle to cancer just days before his first birthday. His parents Suzanne and Barry were in complete awe when they met their “tiny little hero” for the first time on …
I was a 23-year-old investment banker, working ludicrous hours in New York and training for marathons on the side, when cancer first entered my life. In the three decades since, the disease has been perhaps not a constant companion, but certainly a ride-along. I did not always hear it; it was not always speaking loudly. …
On Sept. 13, the Trump administration signed the “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) executive order, aimed at reducing drug prices in the U.S. Unfortunately, these actions will instead adversely affect the care and treatment of Medicare patients with immunologic diseases like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s who require expert medical care. The MFN will put an …
Deadly Promises Brian O’Connell, director of a holistic facility, sold black salve paste by claiming it could cure cancer Two of his “patients” passed away after working with him for treatment. Studies have shown that nearly 40% of Americans believe alternative medicine can actually cure cancer, but people are more likely to die if they …
The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed US hospitals and health systems, but at the same time many households are forgoing medical care due to financial insecurity and the withdrawal of employer-sponsored health insurance in the wake of massive job losses. This column proposes a private sector solution whereby life insurers provide interest-free loans to their policyholders …
Joseph and Julie Moon are abandoning their dream lives in New Zealand, forced to return to America to afford the drug treatment she needs to battle terminal cancer. Joseph Moon doesn’t remember much about the three weeks after he found out the love of his life had been diagnosed with lung cancer. “I cried a …
COVID-19 is certainly important. But oncologists, people with cancer, and complex ecosystem of cancer care in the U.S. are grappling with other important issues such as reimbursement, distorted incentives, the implications of the massive amount of data that is available, and, of course, high costs and prices. Included are thoughts from five experts on these …
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — While doctors have prescribed social distancing to protect from COVID-19 now, skipping cancer screenings could cost thousands of lives in the long run. “So, a lot of women are behind in getting their screening mamograms done,” Nurse Navigator Meg Shrader told WAVY.com. Shrader said that the Jennings Diagnostic Center at Chesapeake …
This story is part of The Cancer Letter’s ongoing coverage of COVID-19’s impact on oncology. A full list of our coverage is available here. This January, the American Cancer Society reported the sharpest drop in U.S. cancer mortality ever recorded. Between 2016 and 2017, the death rate from cancer fell 2.2%, continuing the trajectory of a 29% decline …