Stand Up To Cancer Returns to Primetime on Sept. 10
Two years after an historic fund-raising telecast and the start of a groundbreaking grassroots movement, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will return to prime-time television on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT, with a star-studded appeal to build continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies that benefit patients.
Our goal with this telecast is to not only continue to raise funds to accelerate promising research, but also show viewers how their money and individual action will make a difference.
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September Activities Highlight Worldwide Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Thyroid cancer is one of the few cancers continuing to increase in incidence. It’s also a cancer that affects people of all ages, from young children to seniors. These are some of the many reasons why ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. sponsors Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month each September.
How to Care for Yourself When You’re the Caregiver
From the moment a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, the role of that person’s mother, father, spouse, or significant other changes. The relationship may become more difficult to maintain as needs and expectations vary during the cancer experience.
Keep Your Spirits Up
It’s no secret that battling cancer is tough. Here are some tips to help you keep your spirits up.
Piecing Together Your Multiple Myeloma Treatment Options
Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that begins in plasma cells. Different types of treatments are available for people with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell neoplasms. Some treatments are standard, and some are being tested in clinical trials. Nine types of standard treatment for multiple myeloma are currently used.
Support for the Child without Cancer
“Your brother is sick.” “Your sister has cancer.” For a child, these are life-changing words. As the family attends to the needs of the child with cancer, roles and responsibilities change and daily routines are disrupted. Siblings may be pushed to the sidelines. Parents and caregivers can help to support their child without cancer in many ways.
I Sit with Bald Women in Borrowed Hair
A Poem by Teresa Cooper
I sit with bald women in
borrowed hair
Each week we ask, “How are you?”
And each answers, “Fine”
