You listen carefully as your doctors discuss diagnoses, tests, procedures, and medications. But when you don’t take notes, it’s hard to remember what you hear. In fact, research shows that most patients struggle to correctly remember what doctors say during appointments. The importance of taking...
Commenting on federal regulations can be as simple as posting on Facebook! This blog breaks down what regulations are, how to comment, examples of comments, and what to include. Cancer is not just a medical issue; it is a public policy issue. Problems that often come...
Celebrating our country's founding shouldn’t be a one-day event! In the United States we have the benefit that we get a say in who our elected officials are, and can use our voice to engage in advocacy efforts around the causes that we care about. This...
If you ever find yourself reading advice online about how to cope with the practical side of a serious diagnosis, you have probably come across language about “teams:” “your health care team,” “your medical team,” “your doctor and his or her team,” etc. The “team”...
In today's guest post, we learn more about resources to support caregivers. *** “You aren’t alone.” “Ask for help.” If you identify as a caregiver for a friend or relative with a chronic or other health condition, disability, or functional limitation, you have probably heard or come to realize...
In case you weren’t aware, today is election day. There are many issues on ballots all over the country that will impact the cancer community. While much of election law is well established, we are coming across confusing and sometimes incorrect information online. Because people...
Your vote matters – decisions are made by those who show up. It is our civic duty to cast our vote for the people we want to represent us and support issues that we care about. In our democracy, we get to have a say about...
You may have questions about clinical trials, including how to find them and how to pay for them. We have resources to help give you answers! What is a clinical trial? A cancer clinical trial is a research study that looks for new ways to prevent, find...
Triage Cancer recently sent a letter of support for the Cancer Drug Parity Act 2019, which would reduce health care costs for cancer patients by requiring insurance companies to cover orally administered chemotherapy drugs in the same way as intravenous (IV) chemotherapy. Oral chemo often...
Written by: Jet Mitchell Jet Mitchell earned her MBA from the University of Texas in Arlington, her JD degree from Boyd School of Law at UNLV, and is a licensed Nevada attorney. She has been a proud Las Vegas local since 1995. I would never have imagined...