At CURE, we try to offer perception, schooling and inspiration for sufferers, survivors and caregivers at each stage of the most cancers journey. That can be readily obvious as you flip by the pages of our newest seasonal challenge of CURE, the place our group covers the whole lot from the fundamentals of preliminary analysis to the realities of long-term survivorship.
As a part of CURE’s drive to teach our readership, on this challenge, one can find fundamental guides for many who have been just lately recognized with stage 1 prostate most cancers and a number of myeloma. These guides are meant to be beginning factors for newly recognized sufferers; your private expertise can be distinctive, and this data must be used as a basis for discussions with an oncologist.
We additionally spoke with Brittney Nichols, registered nurse and senior science and analysis specialist at GO2 for Lung Most cancers, throughout our group’s go to to the 2025 Worldwide Affiliation for the Examine of Lung Most cancers (IASLC) World Convention on Lung Most cancers. Nichols spoke with us about frequent misconceptions concerning the lung most cancers expertise.
“The one I actually wish to give attention to is the assumption that if an individual has lung most cancers, it is as a result of they smoked, and that makes it their fault. That could be very unsuitable,” she stated. “For starters, most cancers is nobody’s fault. Most cancers is, sadly, simply one thing that occurs. To essentially emphasize it, anybody with lungs can get lung most cancers. I do know that is a saying that goes round quite a bit within the lung most cancers neighborhood, but it surely’s so true.”
Linda E. Carlson, a member of CURE’s advisory board, the Enbridge Analysis Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, and a professor within the Division of Oncology at Cumming College of Drugs, College of Calgary, in Canada, mentioned the utilization of acupressure to alleviate nausea and vomiting in sufferers.
“I believe Western medication is lastly beginning to understand that they do not have all of the solutions, and it is such a younger science, actually. The paradigm of Western medication was very conceited and suppose, ‘Nicely, we all know higher as a result of now we have a greater understanding of anatomy,’ or no matter,” Carlson stated. “However the fact is that these historic traditions, like Ayurveda and conventional Chinese language medication, have a lot to supply that’s proof based mostly [and has] been used for two,000 or 3,000 years in lots of instances. So, folks in Western medication are lastly beginning to grow to be a bit extra humble and say, ‘Gee, perhaps there’s one thing we are able to be taught from these different medical programs,’ as a result of actually there may be, and it is folly to write down that every one off as only a bunch of bunk.”
Shifting into survivorship, we just lately visited Mary’s Place by the Sea, a retreat for girls with most cancers in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, to talk with Dr. Alison Ankiewicz, a pelvic well being bodily therapist and childhood leukemia survivor, about her work serving to ladies deal with cancer-related pelvic points.
“It’s necessary to embrace your pelvic well being,” Ankiewicz stated. “It’s by no means too late to hunt assist, even in the event you’ve been dwelling with signs for years. Pelvic well being remedy can enhance bladder, bowel and sexual operate. Ideally, we deal with these points early — throughout being pregnant, postpartum or after a most cancers analysis. Pelvic remedy appears to be like on the complete physique: the stomach, hips, again and pelvic ground. These areas work collectively, so weak spot in a single can have an effect on one other. And, most significantly, don’t be ashamed to speak about it. We have to discuss pee, poop and intercourse. These are actual components of life, and there’s assist out there.”
CURE columnist Brian Sluga, a testicular most cancers survivor, shared his story with us in a preview of his upcoming memoir, “The Shriek I Do Bear in mind,” which can be launched in early February 2026. Sluga, now 64, acquired his analysis when he was 20 years previous.
“Extra individuals are speaking about most cancers at this time than they had been years in the past, and it is affecting extra folks,” Sluga stated. “So my complete purpose for the e-book isn’t just to inform my story, but it surely’s to inform folks that for males, it’s not a shameful factor. You recognize, it is sort of like in the event you’re on a subway and in the event you see one thing, say one thing.”
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Within the pages of this challenge and on our web site, one can find each private tales that resonate and skilled opinions to offer context. We hope this data serves you effectively and provides encouragement and help.
Thanks on your continued readership.
Mike Hennessy Jr.
President and CEO, MJH Life Sciences®
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