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Margarette Osias, 28, poses for a portrait in her office in Laurel, Delaware on February 22, 2022. Osias is a bilingual outreach navigator and medical interpreter at Tabitha Medical Care wherein they provide free universal cancer screening and treatment i

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Delaware is shrinking racial gaps in cancer death. Its secret? Patient navigators

1:11pm March 07, 2022

by Yuki Noguchi

The state's program of free cancer screening and treatment is reducing inequities. Key to its success is robust outreach by patient navigators who connect with those least likely to seek care.

The health threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic is particularly intense for people with cancer. Medication weakens the immune system. Cancer treatments are often delayed.

Pandemic Deepens Cancer's Stress And Tough Choices

1:31pm August 03, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

For many cancer patients, daily life can feel full of risky choices involving work, family, friends and money. Nearly every option pits the risks of catching the coronavirus against other downsides.

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Patients and advocates have become an important part of the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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Commentary: How Patients Have Transformed A Medical Meeting About Breast Cancer

7:00am December 16, 2018

by Elaine Schattner

Advocates have become an essential part of the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, an influential medical meeting. Former oncologist Elaine Schattner explains the change and its importance.

Jana Krocakova and Petra Plankova of Mamma HELP show off their new brew aimed at helping breast cancer patients undergoing chemo to "feel normal" and overcome their impaired sense of taste.

Czech Company Designs A Nonalcoholic Beer To Taste Good To Cancer Patients

3:43pm July 06, 2018

by Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas

A nonalcoholic brew joins the growing market to help chemo patients overcome the changes in their palates that make food unappealing. And it just might help them feel better, too.