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Tag Archives: Cancer
“Fight To Live” by Barbara Kopple
The documentary presents a call to action to change the FDA's approach to new drug approval
“Fight To Live” is a 2012 documentary that highlights the shortcomings of the drug approval system employed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The documentary makes the case that a person with a terminal illness with no known cure … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Abigail Alliance, ALS, Cancer, Compassionate Use, Documentary, Expanded Access, FDA, Fight To Live, Investigational Drugs, IPLEX
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What Kinds of Stressors Do Cancer Patients Face and How Can A Social Worker Help Ease The Burden?
An interview with Leah Hellerstein, LCSW, Part Two
Leah Hellerstein, LCSW has worked at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center for about three years as an outpatient oncology social worker. She can work with any of the cancer patients who may come through the hospital’s doors. … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Cancer, Cancer Center, cancer patient, Cancer stress, LCSW, Leah Hellerstein, Stress, Stressor, UCSF
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FDA Approves Keytruda Based on Cancer Genetics
The first-ever approval focuses on tumor genetics rather than tumor location
For decades, cancer treatments focused on where tumors originated to determine how to treat the disease. But now for the first time, the FDA has approved the immunotherapy drug Keytruda to treat cancers based on genetic biomarkers rather than the location of the … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Cancer, Cancer Drug, Cancer News, Cancer research, Cancer Treatment, dMMR, FDA, FDA approval, immunotherapy, Immunotherapy Cancer Drug, MSI-H, Tumors
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What Kinds of Stressors Does A Cancer Patient Face and How Can A Social Worker Help To Ease The Burden?
An interview with Leah Hellerstein, licensed clinical social worker, Part One
Leah Hellerstein, LCSW has worked at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center for about three years as an outpatient oncology social worker. She can work with any cancer patient that comes through the hospital’s doors. She will soon … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged breast cancer, Cancer, cancer stressors, LCSW, Leah Hellerstein, Lung cancer, Melanoma, Social Worker, Stress, UCSF, UCSF Cancer Center
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A New Study Links Fried Potatoes and Early Death
Researchers look for connections between fried foods and mortality
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has some bad news about French fries. A recent study by the National Research Council in Padova, Italy, found a possible link between fried potatoes and early death. According to the study, people who eat fried … Continue reading
Cancer Treatment and Body Image
Treatment related changes in appearance are deeply disturbing but rarely discussed
“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.” ― Simone de Beauvoir Some of the most distressing issues that people with cancer face are those related to body image. Cancer surgery, in particular, can be extremely … Continue reading
