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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) provides support services for many patients with cancer, including education related to a variety of blood cancers, as well as financial support for patients with certain blood cancers to help them pay for their medications and other treatment-related expenses. CONQUER: the patient voice magazine asked Beatrice Abetti, LCSW, Director, Information Resource Center, LLS, to describe some of the patient support services provided by LLS, focusing on their financial assistance programs. Read More ›

CancerCare has been serving patients with cancer for more than 70 years. In this interview, Ms Levy discusses the patient support services provided by CancerCare, focusing on their financial assistance programs. Read More ›

Here are the highlights in this issue that we are confident you will value reading. Read More ›

Julie Salman chronicles her experience with thyroid cancer, including dealing with a new reality and coping with radiation. Read More ›

As a survivor and “thriver” of 27 surgeries, Amy Oestreicher turns to art for stability. Read More ›

It’s certainly true that great medical strides have been made in recent years in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, but there has been less focus on addressing issues uniquely associated with the patient’s experiences. Read More ›

Singer and songwriter Melissa Marshall was 51 when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in September 2013. After a lengthy battle Melissa was cured, and began a crusade of inspiration and education. Read More ›

Sandra Ross's watercolor painting of her sister, an 8-year ovarian cancer survivor. Read More ›

The main point in Susan Gubar's book Reading & Writing Cancer: How Words Heal is the healing nature of dealing with cancer through the written word, as Susan aptly quotes Virginia Woolf, who said, “in illness words seem to possess a mystic quality.” Read More ›

Prevention is an integral part of life. Since lung cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer, taking steps to prevent this deadly disease should be a “no-brainer.” Read More ›