“Resources are a little different for the pediatric population,” says our licensed social worker, Beth.  From school needs to lodging, financial support and more, find out how CSC and the Bear Fund help families who are facing the challenges that come when a child is diagnosed with cancer.

Join Cancer Support Community’s Rachel Saks, Senior Director of Education, in a webinar about biomarker testing for non-small cell or small cell lung cancer.  Dr. Sanja Dacic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital will discuss biomarker testing for lung cancer and how it is being used to identify targeted therapy options based on your specific cancer subtype.

In this Quick Guide to Lung Cancer Treatment, you’ll learn what lung cancer is, what its risk factors are, how it is diagnosed, what staging means, and what the two main types of lung cancer are. You’ll also learn how treatment is planned, what common lung cancer treatments are, and what resources are available for learning more.

Watch this Quick Guide to Bispecific Antibody Immunotherapy to find out more about how it works, whether it may be an option for your cancer treatment, potential side effects, and costs.

Watch this Quick Guide on Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) to find out more about MRD testing, whether it may be an option for your cancer treatment, and costs.

CSC’s Senior Director of Education Rachel Saks will speak with hematologist Dr. Craig Cole, Director of Clinical Research in Hematology/Oncology and Multiple Myeloma at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine at Breslin Cancer Center, about the impact multiple myeloma has on the Black and African American community. They will discuss risk factors, the diagnosis process, and treatment options.

Meet Denyse, who hesitated to schedule a routine screening. She says getting screened saved her life and is grateful to the Cancer Support Community and others for connecting her with resources to get screened and support after her diagnosis. 

Watch the recording of our virtual meeting to raise awareness of the impact of cancer cachexia, a condition that causes weakness, muscle loss, and drastic unintentional weight loss leading up to a cancer diagnosis or during treatment. This meeting, which took place in November 2021, also helped to inform the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the patient and caregiver perspective on living with cancer cachexia.

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“The Registry helped me a lot … I feel very safe, I open up."