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What does Coronavirus mean if you have cancer
Whether you or a loved one has had a cancer diagnosis, significant precautions are imperative as both treatments and cancer itself have an impact on the body’s natural defense system. Since your immune system functions through and in blood and organ systems, any impact from either a systemic anti-cancer treatment, or tumor(s) affecting any of these parts, leaves a person in an immunocompromised state.
Vaccinations as a strategy for cancer prevention
Over half a million women are estimated to be diagnosed with an HPV-related cancer each year. Many people are unaware that in North America, HPV is a risk factor for not only cervical cancers, but also oral, anal and penile cancers in both genders.
Transforming cells in recurrent breast cancer
Cancer researchers continue to search mechanisms of how and why cancer cells change over time. Several notable studies have described how the characteristics, such as surface receptors, do change as time goes on. In some instances, these alterations can affect treatment recommendations for patients.
A gentleman with metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary encourages others to question more and never give up
Blueguide helped me understand my diagnosis and treatment decisions in global application
With a diagnosis received out-of-country, blueguide helps daughter of a stage 4 prostate cancer patient find options
Blueguide helped bring my father back into expert-level care immediately
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day
A diagnosis of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) means that discovered cancer cells have none of the typically tested for estrogen receptors, HER 2 proteins or progesterone receptors on their cell surface. Accounting for about 15% of all breast cancers, women in the TNBC category tend to be younger than age 40, black, or who have the BRCA1 genetic mutation.
Husband finds support in stabilizing the condition of his young wife with metastatic stomach cancer
Blueguide helped us resource an important specialized genetic test that opened doors to new treatment
International Women’s Day - the collective status on ovarian cancer
Several promising trial results have shown tremendous potential for addressing ovarian cancer - changing the global outlook for this disease with the highest mortality rate of all gynecological cancers. The Every Woman Study by the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition estimated that by 2035, incidence will increase by 55%, death rates by 67%, compared to 2012, when some 600,000 women were living within five years of a diagnosis.
Detection of an aggressive skin cancer prompts a grandmother to seek understanding and preparedness as she faces surgery
Blueguide explained treatment possibilities so I could prepare questions in advance