
Thomas Celona
Associate Editor at Cancer Today
Associate Editor, @CancerTodayMag. Views expressed are my own.
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3 weeks ago |
cancertodaymag.org | Thomas Celona
Every week, the editors of Cancer Today magazine bring you the top news for cancer patients from around the internet. Stay up to date with the latest in cancer research and care by subscribing to our e-newsletter. A surgical approach could spare people with localized prostate cancer from experiencing sexual side effects, according to study results presented at the 2025 European Association of Urology Congress in Madrid and simultaneously published in the Lancet Oncology.
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1 month ago |
aacr.org | Thomas Celona
After Craig Schumpert learned he had lung cancer that had spread to his brain, bones, and lymph nodes, he started radiation therapy. His oncologist told him he might be eligible for targeted therapy, but he would have to wait four to six weeks for results from tumor tissue testing. The possibility of targeted therapy sounded promising, but the wait did not. “When you get diagnosed with cancer, it’s like, get me on some kind of treatment,” Schumpert says.
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1 month ago |
cancertodaymag.org | Thomas Celona
BREATHING IS SOMETHING WE ALL DO without conscious effort, but simply paying attention to the process might be a key to reducing pain for people with cancer. Mindful breathing involves concentrating on your breath—following its movement in and out and noticing how it feels—and focusing on the present moment without judgment or self-criticism, according to Tan Seng Beng, a palliative medicine physician at Subang Jaya Medical Centre in Selangor, Malaysia.
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1 month ago |
cancertodaymag.org | Thomas Celona
IN 2017,Giuliana Demma’s 10-month-old cousin, Giada, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Giuliana, then 7, couldn’t visit Giada in the hospital, but family members shared a photo of her. The image of her cousin in a drab, oversized hospital gown stayed with Giuliana, even years after Giada completed treatment. “It was a really ugly greenish color, and it was really, really big on her,” she recalls. Sew Cute Children receiving cancer treatment often spend days at a time in the hospital.
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1 month ago |
cancertodaymag.org | Thomas Celona
Facts and Stats People diagnosed with cancer can participate in various kinds of studies. WHEN PEOPLE THINK of cancer research, they may picture a person with cancer receiving an experimental drug to see if it works.
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