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How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Cancer

(The Hill) — Underrepresentation of racial minorities in clinical trials for cancer and other diseases isn’t new; there has been a significant dearth in the representation of minorities in oncology trials for years.

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Reducing Racial Disparities in Cancer Outcomes

(Harvard Business Review) — Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, but there are significant disparities by race and ethnicity. While the rate of new cases is similar for white and Black patients, the death rate for Black cancer patients continues to be higher (173 per 100,000 people) than for white individuals (153 for white individuals).

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How to Get the Right Team for Your Cancer Care, From Someone Who Did It
How to Get the Right Team for Your Cancer Care, From Someone Who Did It

(Prevention) —How to Get the Right Team for Your Cancer Care, From Someone Who Did It

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Multiple Myeloma Survivor Writes New Chapter for All
Multiple Myeloma Survivor Writes New Chapter for All

(Dana Farber Cancer institute) —Multiple Myeloma Survivor Writes New Chapter for All  

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Diagnosed with cancer, a pharmaceutical executive became a patient advocate and changed drug development. It took decades
Diagnosed with cancer, a pharmaceutical executive became a patient advocate and changed drug development. It took decades

(STAT News) —Diagnosed with cancer, a pharmaceutical executive became a patient advocate and changed drug development. It took decades

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How To Move Forward After Cancer Treatment
How To Move Forward After Cancer Treatment

(Kathy Giusti for Katie Couric Media) — How To Move Forward After Cancer Treatment. Use what you’ve learned and take charge of your health and life.

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How To Cope With a Cancer Diagnosis in 3 Crucial Steps
How To Cope With a Cancer Diagnosis in 3 Crucial Steps

(Kathy Giusti for Katie Couric Media) — How To Cope With a Cancer Diagnosis in 3 Crucial Steps. More than 25 years ago, I waited impatiently for my doctor to call me back with news I probably had a rare and fatal blood cancer called multiple myeloma.

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Kathy Giusti’s “Fatal to Fearless” memoir tells the story of prevailing over multiple myeloma
Kathy Giusti’s “Fatal to Fearless” memoir tells the story of prevailing over multiple myeloma

(The Cancer Letter) —Kathy Giusti’s “Fatal to Fearless” memoir tells the story of prevailing over multiple myeloma

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Learning how to fight rather than fear cancer: A battle-hardened expert offers advice
Learning how to fight rather than fear cancer: A battle-hardened expert offers advice

(USA Today) —Learning how to fight rather than fear cancer: A battle-hardened expert offers advice

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‘Fatal to Fearless’: Facing a Deadly Cancer Diagnosis and Fighting Back
‘Fatal to Fearless’: Facing a Deadly Cancer Diagnosis and Fighting Back

(AARP) —‘Fatal to Fearless’: Facing a Deadly Cancer Diagnosis and Fighting Back

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Here’s The Most Important Question to Ask Yourself After a Cancer Diagnosis
Here’s The Most Important Question to Ask Yourself After a Cancer Diagnosis

(Kathy Giusti for Katie Couric Media) — Here’s The Most Important Question to Ask Yourself After a Cancer Diagnosis

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Blood cancer multiple myeloma, once a death sentence, is now highly treatable. Here's why.
Blood cancer multiple myeloma, once a death sentence, is now highly treatable. Here's why.

(USA Today) — After Judith Harding was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2009, she decided to retire, sold her condo, dropped out of her PhD program and moved nearer to her family, preparing to "live out my last days."

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