CancerCare In The News

• "Cupcakes for a Cause." Fox 5-TV’s "Good Day New York" featured CancerCare's Stacy Kramer, children's services program coordinator, on Oct. 15, 2007 in a story about the Fourth Annual Cupcakes for a Cause benefiting the CancerCare for Kids program. Kramer was interviewed on location in Manhattan at Crumbs Bake Shop, one of the dozens of bakeries in cities across the country that from Oct. 15-21 will donate proceeds from the sale of specially decorated cupcakes to support the free counseling services CancerCare provides to children, teens and families facing a cancer diagnosis.
• “Working your way through cancer.” Sixty to 80 percent of people with cancer continue to work or return to work at some point after their treatment, noted a May 20 article in The Boston Globe. “Twenty years ago, being treated for cancer was a full-time job,” said CancerCare Executive Director Diane Blum, who was quoted in the article. “Now symptoms are managed better, treatment is outpatient. People are often able to live their lives with some semblance of normality.”
• "Chemotherapy Fog Is No Longer Ignored as Illusion". Until recently, people experiencing memory and thinking problems long after chemotherapy were sent home with a “There, there,” notes this front-page April 29 New York Times article. Today, thanks to increased research and patient advocacy, chemobrain is more widely recognized as a real medical condition. The article quotes Associate Executive Director Ellen Coleman, and mentions CancerCare’s live and archived Telephone Education Workshops and Chemobrain Information Series.
• "When a parent has cancer." Don’t be afraid to use the word cancer when talking to your children about your illness, advised CancerCare Executive Director Diane Blum, in a March 29, 2007 Associated Press story that appeared in newspapers across the country. “It's much better to tell your children what you have,” said Blum. “Imagination is often worse than reality. Give them the facts."
• "The Cost of Fighting Cancer." Last year, patients spent $78 billion on cancer treatments, according to a report about cancer, featured on The CBS Evening News on March 27, 2007. CancerCare's Jane Levy, Director of Patient Assistance Programs, was featured in the report.
• "Partners in sickness and in health." Spouses and partners are too often the “silent casualties” of a cancer diagnosis, writes Newsday’s Lauren Terrazzano in her March 13, 2007 column, “Life, with Cancer,” which highlights CancerCare’s online support groups for people who are caregivers for a husband, wife or significant other with cancer.
• “Young adults find common ground.” In her January 23, 2007 column, “Life, with Cancer,” Newsday columnist Lauren Terrazzano looks at several websites and in-person counseling services, including CancerCare, that help an underserved population: young adults facing a cancer diagnosis.
• "Reading early smoke signals." It's a well-known fact that smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. But it's not the only cause, notes CancerCare's Win Boerckel, in a January 11, 2007 Washington Times article that examines new techniques for detecting and treating lung cancer earlier. Boerckel, who coordinates CancerCare’s national lung cancer program, points out that people who work in places that expose them to radon or other industrial gases can be at risk for the disease, too. That’s why more and more people who are in high-risk groups are demanding that new early-detection methods like spiral CT scans become part of routine preventative health care.
• “The upside of cancer: A new outlook on life.” Cancer often causes people faced with the diagnosis to re-examine their lives and values and make changes—often for the better, observes CancerCare Executive Director Diane Blum, in a November 20, 2006 USA Today article, one of a two-part series examining the results of a recent survey on cancer, conducted by USA Today, The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
• “Targeting Lung Cancer.” Dr. Mark G. Kris, one of the nation’s leading experts on lung cancer and a member of CancerCare’s medical advisory board, speaks about gender and race in lung cancer; social stigma associated with the disease; the importance of prevention and early detection; and how misconceptions of lung cancer affect research in this October 26, 2006 Q&A with The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky).
• "Cancer Affects Daily Life and Well-Being." Work is a vital part of daily living for many cancer survivors, says Dr. Carolyn Messner, CancerCare Director of Education and Training, in the October 17, 2006 edition of the National Cancer Institute Bulletin. "It provides income, health insurance, purpose in life, and even social relationships."
• "Cupcakes for a Cause." CancerCare's Julie Martin, Stacey Schutzer, Howard Liebers and Sara Werner turned out at the CBS "Early Show" studios on October 18 to champion CancerCare for Kids^'® third annual fundraiser during National Cupcake Week.
• "Cupcakes on Parade." Nearly a dozen Chicago-area bakeries were participating in the "Cupcakes for a Cause™" campaign, the Chicago Tribune reported on October 12. Participating bakeries expected to sell approximately 50,000 cupcakes during the fundraiser.
• "How to Tell if a Pink-Ribbon Product Really Helps Breast Cancer Efforts." An article in the October 10, 2006, issue of The Wall Street Journal mentions CancerCare as a recipient of funds from specially marked Tic Tac^® packs and pink Women for Hope bracelets that help support our mission to provide support services to people affected by cancer.
• "Chemo ‘brain fog’ can refuse to lift." CancerCare’s Ellen Coleman provides tips to cancer survivors on how to improve their concentration, in an October 5, 2006 article in USA Today about a new study indicating that subtle memory problems in women treated with chemotherapy persist longer than previously believed.
• "How to Help a Friend with Breast Cancer." Excerpt from the 2006 SELF Breast Cancer Handbook. CancerCare oncology social worker Julie Martin gives tips on how to help a friend who’s been diagnosed, in this special publication from SELF magazine, October 2006.
• "Life with Cancer." Glamour magazine editor Erin Zammett Ruddy lists CancerCare among her favorite charities on her blog, chronicling her personal experiences after being diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia at the age of 23.
• "Living Longer with Cancer." American Public Radio's "Marketplace" Health Desk segment on September 12, 2006 features interviews with CancerCare’s Jane Levy and Cynthia Bass on the high costs of cancer treatment.

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