A new pediatric cancer peer support program will launch June 3. Based in Chester, national nonprofit Cancer Hope Network provides personalized, one-on-one peer mentorship support to adult cancer ...

Katie Brown, senior vice president of survivorship and support for LUNGevity Foundation, wrote about a program for patients to gain knowledge from survivors. A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming, ...

Having a parent with cancer can be a lonely experience.  That’s why one Chicago organization is helping kids find strength and resilience with friends who get them. Pickles Groups offers ...

Many cancer survivors face ongoing physical and mental health challenges, which peer support and online resources can help address, says Brian Koffman, MDCM, DCFP, FCFP, DABFP, MSEd. Peer-to-peer ...

Cancer has become almost synonymous with stress. Patients, family members, friends, and even healthcare professionals who work in the oncology field experience enormous stressors daily. Cancer ...

It was February 2018 when Barbara Leonard was diagnosed with breast cancer after a mammogram. By that March, she began a course of chemotherapy, traveling to Carroll Hospital from Middletown, ...

An Indianapolis-based peer counseling group is taking steps to make sure Johnson County residents don’t have to be alone in their battle against cancer. When Franklin resident Tammy Etter faced breast ...

Organizations such as the National LGBT Cancer Network, Malecare, National LGBT Cancer Project, GLMA, and American Cancer Society provide support, education, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ individuals ...

Having cancer can be one of the most physically and emotionally draining experiences of a person's life, but navigating this disease without adequate support or resources makes this journey even more ...

Eligible participants comprised women age 25 years or older with a diagnosis of breast or gynecologic cancers and receiving treatment at four participating hospitals. Participants were asked whether ...

Results from the National Lung Cancer Audit demonstrate unexplained variation in outcomes. Peer review with supported quality improvement has been shown to reduce variation in other areas of health ...